Wait for it...

Waiting… Waiting… Waiting… Waiting…

I was in the U.S. Army- I know all about HURRY up… and WAIT game.

This is absolutely NERVE WRECKING!

Waiting for the NEXT STEP.

My next step is my PERIOD. My monthly visitor, Aunt Flow!!!
All my life I hated getting my period… And now I am actually praying it will come on ALREADY!!!

I have been tracking my period for about a year now! I LOVE this APP!

So now I am waiting and I have 8 days per my TRACKER! 

Lil flowers pop up when you are fertile and you can tell what day you are ovulating as well! Why spend money on too many Ovulation Detectors... Just get the APP!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It tracks the past periods... and let's you know when the next one should be coming! This App is great! Things like this make the BOARDER LINE OCD person completely HAPPY!!!

To Tell or Not to Tell? That is the Question!

Many times when people are going through IVF, they do not know who should know. So who should you tell?

1.        Tell your DIRECT supervisor! I have a lot of management in my office, but I only told ONE of my managers.

2.        CLOSE friends… I have only told a handful of people. (And who ever reads the blog) //We have also told the kids!!!//

3.        I HAVE NOT told my family… But we have told Gustavo’s Mother.

Now here are the reasons:

-      Tell your boss because you may be moody with the meds that you are taking. Also because there is a possibility that you will be missing a lot of work. You do not want them to think that you do NOT have a valid reason. I have my doctor give me a sick note, even though I am not asked for it. Just to be on the SAFE side
-      Tell people that care about you and want you happy. They will have a positive energy that will make life a bit LESS stressful. Talk to them and share what you are going thru. One minute you may be crying and the next minute… laughing.
-      I have NOT told my family because I am SCARED to fail. I would hate to get everyone all excited and then have the worst happen.

Now this is just my outlook. You do not have to do it “MY” way. This is just how WE have done it.

I know you may be thinking… How is it a secret if it is on a blog? And the answer is: It isn’t a secret… and I just want to remember EVERY lil piece of this voyage! It is hard to find out a lot of good info on the process!

Moving to the Tampa Area

Oh the time is nearing! It is time to CLOSE on the house. We decided to move to the Tampa Area.

I am a FloridianJ And I LOVE my Sunshine State! After a LOT of research; we chose TAMPA.

Why???

Well- Here are our TOP ten reasons:

1.  They have a NFL Team

2.  They have a MLB Team

 

3.  Theme Parks

 

 

 

4.  Beaches

 

 

5.  Good central location (close to Orlando, Miami and my hometown too)

 

 

6.  Military Contractors J

7.  MacDill AFB

 

 

8.  International Airport

9.  I think that the job market looks pretty promising!

 

10.        It is FLORIDA!!!

The house should be done in November! We are excited. We have been buying a lot for the house. We try to knock out a little every time that we get paid. I know that we will be busy so I do not want to have to be stressed out doing a lot of other things that need to be done as well. I would like to just close on the house… And start decorating and unpacking! Enjoy a bit of time with my family as I cannot recall how long it has been since we have been in Florida… I want to say…maybe since Mims was 2! So that is 5 years!!! Wow! Time has been FLYING!

 

September 18th 2013- Hysteroscopy

What a day! I took 2 pills at 0700... And then to the doctor at 0800. Me and Karina sat there until 0830 when they assigned me a room...
***Make sure you shave ANYTIME you are about to go and get a procedure done!*** (I learned that the HARD way this morning... I met a razor with only 2 blades, I didm't know that they still made those!!!) 
The nurse was RUSHING me... Then I get to the surgery floor... And they said that there was a couple of emergencies.... So... Back to my room. I went back around 1115. They had me staged with two other women... They took me first though!:) Once in the operating room... They positioned me on a special bed where the end of the bed comes off. They had me put my legs up around a black pole on each side and then my feet into stirrups. I promise I felt like an ANIMAL at this very moment. Finally they covered me up as I was out in the open for all 20 people in there to see my... "PocketBook"! I looked over to my right side and saw the man who was going to put me to sleep. He gave me Propofol. It looked like Milk! Within 15-30 seconds... I was KNOCKED OUT! I woke up in the recovery room. I was taken back to my room. I looked down at my "PocketBook" and saw that there was Iodine all over down there. So I went to the bathroom to clean myself up. I drank a little bit and then waited for the doctor to come in. Once she did... She gave me medicine (antibiotics to avoid infection) I was given Flagyl 400 mg, Doxycycline 100 mg, Flucozal 150 mg and Warimazol Vag 200 mg (That is a tablet that I have to insert into my "Pocketbook" for 3 days.) 
Karina came and picked me up and we went to grab something to eat. I was about 1330 by then. When she pulled up to my villa, I told her my head hurt and I felt like I would be sick...
Oh My GAWDDD!!! I threw up everything that I ate... AND some. It was so painful! I just kept heaving! Not the best experience! I couldn't stop and my head was killing me! Talking was painful! And I was shaking cold!!! I felt like I was freezing!
I finally fell asleep and then I was up at 1700 to go back to the doctor. I took Mims with me and I didn't have to wait long. Although I know there was a LOT of people that were there before me! (Thank you!!!) I spoke to the doctor. He gave me a prescription for my injections and for folic acid. I asked him what were my statistics of getting pregnant now that he has had a look... He said 60%! I think that is good! As long as it keeps rising!
I got my prescriptions and then came back up to get my first injection. It was not so bad. I have to take one injection for 21 days in my arms. Alternate arms everyday. So I have a LOT of medicine to take for the next week... And then injections. I have to go back after my period starts. The second day of my period, that will be the NEXT STEP!
Thanks Karina!!! I appreciate having our GIRL time and you taking care of me today!!! 
Here are a couple of pictures that I took today!

What is a "HATER"?

I decided to look this up... And see what a HATER is...
HATER: a person who hates.
Well- that is a simple definition.
Let me look at IMAGES... I didn't see a PERSON.
Hmmm.
Strange.
Would a hater STEAL a picture of a HOTTIE and send it to all of their friends with a crazy caption??? Or make FAKE FaceBooks??? Or even worse... Fake Myspace Accounts with someone else's picture??? Or take screen shots of the real person's profile then go and Group chat???
Does that make a person a HATER?
I think so.

So here is my definition of a HATER:
-Someone who is not happy with themselves, so they talk about other people all of the time. They have to have large groups of people around them to try and make themselves feel valued or important.

I found this on another BLOG... from way back in 2010 Get Rid of Hater TIPS

This is how you get rid of HATERS... (No, there is not a spray) I looked! LMAO!

1. Keep your business to yourself…people can’t hate on what they don’t know; well not  effectively.

2. Put distance between you and your haters…if your haters are friends with your friends…tell your friends you don’t care to know what such & such is saying as  it doesn’t make a difference in your life & they should find something better to do with their time.

3. Applaud your haters & stop them dead in their tracks by saying you agree with everything their saying about you. LOL There’s no where to go from there but STOP!

Hopefully one of these 3 easy techniques will help rid you of your haters or at the very least reduce them.

Good Luck!

And here is a note to my HATERS (One in particular)

Dear Envious Beast-

My Life is beautiful! You can share it with whomever...

Make positive progression towards perfection... Love yourself... Learn that you cannot talk your way out of everything... You have plenty of time, Go to the GYM... Work out that aggression... And know I am not thinking about you. And YES, I am beautiful. You are just making me famous on Camp Arifjan by showing me off:) I have an awesome FAMILY and someone to go home to! Contracting is NOT my life. Neither is drinking, drugs and sleeping with RANDOM Nobodies!!! Look at yourself before you look at me... Because I could unload ALL of your mess and destroy you the same way you are trying to destroy me... I just CHOSE not to!

 

THANK YOU!

PS- Now I have PLENTY of time to BLOG... But so do you! (BITE, BITE, BITE)

God Bless you!

-With Lots of Love~XOXO~ Amber Dawn Banegas...

Here are some Nicki Minaj Quotes... I knew I wasn't the only person this was happening to! You are NOT the first and will not be my last!

Another Shooting in America...

I think it is a bit ironic how my family and friends at home wonder WHY I would come over to the Middle East and bring the kids here too...

Look at all the stuff going on in America!!! The job market is SHABBY! People are shooting up schools, randomly making home-made bombs and all kinds of CRAZINESS...

The only thing that I am really scared about in Kuwait is... DRIVING! There are some CRAZY drivers here.

The most recent shooting: WASHINGTON DC
He is still on the run.
Hmmm. SMH...

Read from the Herald Sun here

Miss America... She is Indian, SO WHAT!!!

We have a NEW Miss America!!!

Miss New York has taken the crown! Why all the fuss? She is Indian... AND??? Beautiful? Charming, talented, smart... So... What is the problem? See below photos and Read Here

There have been RACIST remarks all over the internet...
WHY? Is there a TRUE One race? I do not think so. We are ALL mixed up!
Most people in America... Came from somewhere else! Google "American Women" You are not going to see blonde hair and blue eyes only! You will see every shade and color eye! I love that about America! We are a MELTING POT of culture! Embrace the BEAUTY in being different!

CONGRATS Miss America!!! Nina Davuluri!!!

A lot of noise was also made for MISS KANSAS! Theresa Vail! An Army Sgt and Tatted Beauty! See her below!