The Ingram’s – Our saying has always been when it’s right it’s right and when you know, you know. And we knew we were meant to spend a lifetime together immediately. We live on the TN river in Rogersville, AL, and are true to the core “river rats”. We absolutely love spending every minute possible in and on the water with friends and family, and we are very blessed that our families live close to us. We enjoy anything outdoors- wakeboarding, surfing, skiing, fishing, hunting, and traveling. But we also both share the same dream to have a family. I remember when we were doing our pre-martial counseling with our preacher that he asked us how many kids we wanted to have and we said 4. And yes we would still love a house full, and we still have hopes for 4. But it appears that we will be very blessed if we are able to have just one. So far we have experienced a very emotional and physical journey trying to see our dream of having children come true. But this is our story-The Ingram’s River Ride, and we wanted to have a way so that all of our friends and family from near and far could have a way to keep up with what was going on with our baby journey. So sit back and enjoy our “river ride”. I want to be sure and say first of all that if it wasn’t for the following I wouldn’t have made it through all of this # 1 God and the faith and hope he provides # 2 Jason– he is my rock- the love and care he gives me is so amazing to me and # 3 The love and support from SO MANY who we are blessed to call our friends and family from near and far. We are RICHLY blessed to have so many people who care about us and pray for us and please know that we are so grateful for each and every one of you. I have tried to go back and capture everything that has happened in the last year so I am sure I will forget some things. And I might as well apologize ahead of time if the blog seems as though a 4th grader is submitting the posts because I have a hard time putting my thoughts on paper and that along with my “kuntry lingo” should be interesting. :)




Gender Determination at 17 weeks - Thursday Oct 20th, 2010

We had our appointment yesterday to see what the babies are! And... Baby B is for sure a BOY and is a VERY active boy - he is what i have been feeling for a few weeks now. And Baby A didn't cooperate very well and had its umbilical cord between its legs. Baby A is for sure the laid back baby ha ha. So we will go to Nashville (only b/c I cant wait 4 more weeks to find out at my next appointment what Baby A is) to a place that all they do is 4D ultrasounds and gender determination on Oct. 30th. SO hopefully Baby A will cooperate then and we will know what both babies are! Thank the good Lord everything at our appointment looked great and that's all that matters!
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Yay for 13 weeks!!! - Thursday Sept. 23, 2010



I have not been good at keeping up with our blog or adding pics, but I will try to do better :) God you are so good!!!! We got to see the babies today! They both looked great and were moving like crazy. They said if they will cooperate that we might get to find out what they are at our next apt Oct. 20th! See their pics below from this proud Mama! :)
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Still Trusting God with them - September 10, 2010

Wow! It has been so long since I have posted on here and so much has happened since our last post that there's no way I could do justice in trying to catch up on it all. Thanks Leslie for reminding me to update the blog! I am currently 11 weeks and 1 day and so far everything looks good. Since our last post we have seen the babies several times on ultrasounds and got to see and hear their hearts beating and also got to see them moving around in there. It is amazing to be able to see tiny little hands and feet even though their bodies are so tiny. I have been sick everyday - not just morning, but noon, afternoon, and all night. But I've never been happier to feel so bad ha ha. Thankfully I get to take zofran and phenergan everyday! I go back to the doctor (the fertility doctor has released me to a regular OB) on Sept. 20th and I am hoping and praying that they are both still doing just perfect. I'm just trusting God with them. I will try to get their pictures on here asap!
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And they came TWO by TWO! Wednesday - August 4, 2010

Today was our first ultrasound and I am 5 weeks 6 days, and we saw TWO babies. Jason and the nurse said they saw both of their heartbeats but I couldnt see it. She said it was pretty early to be seeing it anyway. So we are going back to the doctor Friday to have another look and see if there are two strong heartbeats then. But both babies are measuring exactly what they should and look great! To God be the glory!!!! A friend of mine posted this on our facebook page "He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it." Our faith rests in God alone to wrap his Holy hands around these tiny babies and protect them and help them to grow and develop perfectly. Thank you Jesus!
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PRAISE GOD! IT'S POSITIVE - Thursday, July 22, 2010

Our first beta today (bloodwork that tells if it is a positive pregnancy test) was POSITIVE! Thank You Lord!!! I have been really nauseated for the last 4 days which I was thankful for ha ha. I go back in one week to do the same blood test to make sure that my numbers are doubling like they should and if they are then we will go back in two weeks for an ultrasound. God is SO GOOD! Thank each and every one of you for lifting us up to God in prayer - please continue to do so b/c we still have many hurdles ahead. As we know we have been here before and things can turn bad in a hurry, but we are trusting God that this pregnancy will be a success :) PRAISE GOD PRAISE GOD!!!!
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A word from God - Sunday, July 18th 2010

We had a guest preacher at church for the morning and evening worship b/c Bro. Tim is in South Africa. I truly look forward to seeing and hearing God work through Bro. Bill Stafford each time he visits. If you ever get a chance to hear him you wont be disappointed. And if you have seen the movie Fireproof, then you have already seen him in the movie. Anyway, in the evening service the children sang and told of what they learned at camp the week before. And the entire time I was watching these children I was getting afraid/sad/worrying b/c I kept asking myself if I find out Thursday that it was a success and I am pregnant then "when can I get excited?". I dont want to miss out on times that I should be enjoying due to worrying. So I just kept asking meself if I'm pregnant when can I get excited. Then it came time for Bro. Bill to take the pulpit, and he said "As I was sitting in my chair God led me in a totally different direction than what I had intended on preaching on. And the title of the message is When can you trust God?". I thought oh wow this one is for me! And it was exactly what I needed to hear! Thank you God for a fresh word from heaven! I highly recommend going to clementsbaptist.org and listening to his sermon online. Big picture is I can and will trust Him now and if I get a positive result Thursday I will be excited and trust Him. :)
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Tranfsfer Day - Lucky 13th! = Tuesday July 13th, 2010

Praise God - great is Thy faithfullness! We were able to transfer 2 beautiful embryos!!!! There were no other survivors to be able to freeze. Now it is time to rest and pray these little embies stick in their new environment!
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Come on little embies! - Friday July 9, 2010

Well the nurse called with our fertilization report. Of the 10 eggs retrieved, 6 were mature, and of those 6 only 4 fertilized. So now we just hope and pray for those little 4 embies to grow and mature and make it until the transfer next Tuesday. They will call us Sunday morning to give us a report of how many made it until Sunday and what their quality are. Then they wont look at them again unil the morning of the transfer. I have peace knowing it is in God's hands.
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Egg Retrieval Complete - Thursday, July 8, 2010

After a bright and early drive to B'ham this morning, the egg retrieval is done. They collected 10 EGGS!!!! Praise God - Yay!!! That's not alot for the average bear, but that is good for me. Tomorrow they will call and tell us how many of the 10 are mature and of those how many fertilized. For now, its time to lay very still and take pain pills. When we arrived home from the surgery, our home was 89 degrees (the heat index outside is 111). The motor in our AC unit burned up. Good thing Mom and Dad are close - we will enjoy their AC until ours is fixed. :) Please continue to keep us in your prayers. One hurdle down, several to go between now and the transfer next Tuesday.
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We finally made it to egg retrieval!!! - Thursday July 7, 2010

Praise God! We have finally made it back to the point that I responded well enough to the shots/meds to qualify for IVF again. The retrieval will be tomorrow (7/8/10) at 0830 in B'ham. We are excited to make it to this point again, but at the same time very nervous/anxious about getting past the several hurdles we will face in the next week to make it to the point to transfer the embryos back in me. I have less follicles this time than I did the very first time we did IVF, but we are still full of faith and hope that this will be a success. Please continue to keep us in your prayers - the next couple of weeks will be very critical.
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