@Bryan *******
You should probably ask the immigration office where you plan to apply. The rules say the money is supposed to have come from abroad, but I understand that officers can waive that if the funds have already been in Thailand a long time. This may not work, since they may see it as your wife's money, not yours, but it's worth asking before you go to the trouble of transferring more - the worst that can happen is that they'll say no.