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. :)




"He's still on time" - Tuesday March 30, 2010

We’ve been busy lately so time has flown by really fast. But just as an update I had a test done last week to see if my body has overactive “killer cells”. The body has “killer cells” to fight off infection and cancer, but if mine are overactive then the killer cells would see a baby as a tumor and attack and kill it. We will know the results from this test next week and either way we are still continuing with the plan because it is treatable.

I had my baseline bloodwork and ultrasound done Monday for my next ivf cycle, and it was almost the exact same as it was at this point in my previous ivf cycle. The doctors are taking my file to the board Thursday to see if there is a stronger protocol of meds that they can put me on so that hopefully I will respond better to the stimulation meds this cycle. I started the bcp Monday and will have another test next Monday to make sure that there isn’t any scarring left over from the D&C surgery. And I will get my calendar/schedule of when to start all of the shots and meds next Monday. SO I cant wait to have the plan in front of me! Please keep us in your prayers because we are holding strong to our hope in God.

Also the next week is going to be a HUGE time in our very special friends lives and I am so excited for her retrieval and transfer! Praying for ya’ll!!!!

I told someone the other day that 9 of my close friends are all pregnant now so it’s going to be an exciting year!!!

Easter is this Sunday and I look forward to celebrating that the tomb is EMPTY - He is no longer there – he AROSE and LIVES forevermore!!!! It’s also a reminder that we are on God’s time and God’s timing is perfect. Just when Mary and Martha were disappointed in our Lord because they thought he had come too late to save their brother. But isn't it great when He's four days late- He's still on time! I love this song by Karen Peck – It is such an amazing reminder that God’s timing is perfect.

The news came to Jesus please come fast.
Lazarus is sick and without Your help he will not last.
Mary and Martha watched their brother die
They waited for Jesus- He didn't come.
They wondered why.

The death watch was over; buried four days.
Somebody said He'll soon be here
The Lord's on His way.
Martha ran to Him and then she cried
"Lord if You had been here- You could have healed him. He'd still be alive.

But You're four days late; and all hope is gone.
Lord we don't understand why You've waited so long."
But His way is God's way.
It's not yours or mine
But isn't it great when He's four days late- He's still on time!

Jesus said, "Martha, show Me the grave."
But she said, "Lord You don't understand- he's been there four days!""
The grave stone was rolled back.
Then Jesus cried, "Lazarus! Come forth!"
Then somebody said, "He's ALIVE! He's ALIVE!"

Right know you may be fighting a battle of fear
You've cried to the Lord "I need You now!" But He has not appeared.
My friend don't be discouraged
Cause He's still the same.
He'll be right here and He'll roll back your stone and He'll call out your name!

When He's four days late and all hope is gone
Lord we don't understand why You've waited so long.
But His way is God's way it's not yours or mine
But isn't it great when He's four days late- He's still on time!
Oh my God it's great when he's four days late....He's still on Time!!
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Friday March 12 - The test results

The nurse called today and said that they finally got the results back from my tests, but the doctor would be out all next week so she set up a phone call for her to explain them to me on March 22nd. Well you would think that this whole process would have caused me to obtain more patience but not so much ha ha. After debating I called them back and was able to get them to give me the results. Both tests came back normal - I assume that is a good thing. I'm sure the doctor will explain in detail on the 22nd, but basically it means that my body didnt attack the babies or prevent blood from getting to them. I am actually relieved to know that it wasnt something that could have been detected and treated prior to the procedure. I guess that just means that the loss was one of those things that just happens b/c God says so, and we just have to trust and believe. Our next step is an SIS test to make sure that there isnt any scar tissue from the surgery that could cause problems with the next ivf cycle. Please keep us in your prayers that the SIS test will be perfectly normal.

Today is my best friend's birthday and she got an exciting gift in the mail - her bog box of ivf meds!!! I should add that for her birthday I gave her cotton balls and band-aids ha ha. I am so excited for her to get started on this amazing journey! And hopefully we will be able to share our pregnancies together very soon!
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