Hello Ladies-
Glad to hear everyone is getting all their Christmas preparations completed. I just got home from a little shopping... geez. I'm not a fan of shopping, especially when there are so many people!! I get germophophic like crazy. Spritzing hand sanitizer every 5 min! ewh! Plus, people here are just RUDE (I'm a southern girl by birth, still getting used to the DC way of life)
Stephjim - Hon, so sorry to hear about the cancelled cycle. I wish I knew more about the IUI process. I'm with Nimble, though, is there anything they can do to help it sort of move itself along, absorb or otherwise go away? I'm still so amazed by all the things they CAN do, it somehow seems like they should be able to do that, but maybe I'm just wishful thinkin'. Maybe you've got a little women's intuition going on and a natural BFP is on it's way!! I love that you got to experience that with your step-daughter!! I bet that was a cool experience for both of you. I have 3 stepsons... different story. Unfortunately, we told them about pregnancy before the m/c, we didn't want them to feel left out, plus I was nutso with M/S and hormonal... and they didn't/don't know anything about the IVF procedure (unless their crazy mother has told them - speaking of nutso). ICSI, I'm 100% jealous of your good relationship with the ex. Mine is certifiable. Girl, the stories I could tell would (as my mom used to say) make your hair curl. Not pretty. She has a tendency of teating the boys as if they are her peers (

) Frightening. So, that being the case, we told her BEFORE we told them, so that she wouldn't put thoughts of infidelity in their heads since she's obviously aware of the vas. Anyway, in the stepkid/ex-wife department, I hope you all are much more fortunate than I. I wouldn't wish that on ANYONE.
Steph - I was the one who wrote about The Office

The girl you saw was Meredith, and I seriously hope you're nothing like her, she's kind of the office alcoholic/drunk slut

Not at all how I've pictured you, my friend! Kelly is a little ditsy and materialistic, but the more appealing overall of the two.

I LOVE Office Space. That movie cracks me up everytime. We have a guy in our office whom we've dubbed Milton (the stapler guy) because he keeps getting booted to a worse and worse office. Now, he's in the most distant corner office of the building with no windows, it's practically a broom closet. Poor guy. Very cool about the new pup!!! Moose is a GREAT name! I'd love to see pics!
ICSI!!! Congratulations on the arrival of the witch! She finally showed her wicked face! YAY!! If early morning business works for her, I may have to keep that in mind in a few weeks!! My DH used to get up that early, but he works evenings now - he'll be just getting home from work! Enjoy your Christmas while you're starting stimming.
I went in for my 2nd post D&C beta today. Good news, it's down to 46 (from 500 1 week ago). My nurse was encouraged. I won't go back until Jan 2, so I'm hoping for an "ALL CLEAR" by then. Then I can get on the AF Dance bandwagon! Doc says we'll wait for AF when we get to <5, which she anticipates will be about 4 weeks from that point. We'll see.
This may be my last post for a few days also. Tomorrow, the craziness begins! My stepsons are arriving as well as my SIL from out of town. Then we'll travel to my folks house and back to our lakehouse for Christmas day then back to my folks to help care for Sassy for the week after Christmas. I sometimes feel like all we do is travel! Unlike the 5 min distance you have ICSI, dh's ex lives 3 hours away. Fortunately it's 45 min from our lakehouse and 2 hrs from my folks, and it's on the way to both. I'm looking forward to Christmas, but a little sad too. I had one of those days today that I saw babies or preggies everywhere I looked!! I thought, is it in the freakin' water and I just can't get a drink!?! I'm going to visit with an old friend while at my folks that I rarely see, and she's pg too. She had a m/c over the summer, so she's totally understanding, but it's hard b/c she's due 2 weeks after I was. As you all well understand, I'm SOOO happy for her, it's just sad sometimes.

Oh well, I'm not going to sign off on a sad note...
Here's to a wonderfully blessed and merry Christmas to each and every one of you!! (I feel like Tiny Tim) And may 2008 bring us ALL BFPs AND beautiful, healthy babies!!!!