Jack and Riggs Make 5!Happy Easter!
December 21st early in the morning we welcomed Jack and Riggs to our family. We arrived at the hospital at 5am and the boys arrived at 6:20am. Needless to say, things moved along quickly. :-) I had been having 10 days of very "slow" labor with lots of contractions and finally the boys decided it was really time. 
They arrived at 35 weeks which is great for a twin pregnancy. Warren Jackson Gallaher arrived first and weighed 4 and 1/2 lbs. Thomas Riggs Gallaher quickly followed and weighed 6lbs 1 oz. Jack is named after his Great Grandpa Luther Warren Proeger and Riggs is named his great uncle Robert Thomas Hill . Jack our little guy did really well, but Riggs had to spend some time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for a few days. He quickly graduated and with some extra persuasion and an accommodating doctor, we were able to bring our WHOLE family home on Christmas Eve. We did have to spend our Christmas morning at Children's Hospital having him rechecked, but it was worth it :-)
The last few months have been eventful. We would not have survived without the help of Pal and Poppy (Jen's parents.) They are here to help everyday. We have also been lucky to have the help of GG (Great Grandma) and TaTa (Uncle Tom) each week. We have been really lucky to have a lot of family visit. It will be quite a while before we master traveling with 3 children 2 and under. :-)
Our first visit was from Auntie(Aunt Kathy from Atlanta) then Nana and Great Grandma Proeger. This was Great Grandma's 2nd plane trip ever! Kate loves when Nana visits and talks often of flying to Iowa to see her.
We next were visited by Grandpa Dave and left him with the boys while we walked across the street to a neighbors party. We were gone for about 45 minutes and returned just before things got too hectic for one person to manage! :-)
Aunt Sara, Uncle Mike, Ben and Betsy then for Spring Break. Grandpa Dave and Mary also visited the same weekend. It was great to have the visits coincide with the Baptisms at Montview Presbyterian. We had a brunch at Highland Garden Cafe and were lucky to have so many family and friends with us. 
Kate is doing really well and loves her brothers. She is a big help fetching diapers and feeding her own babies. She is busy with her regular activities including music, and gym class. Her newest is ballet and tap. She has her first recital at the end of May. It is so funny and cute. I am sure you can imagine 10 2-3 year olds in tap shoes on stage. Priceless.
Jack and Riggs are growing so quickly. We forgot how fast this infant stage goes by. You would not think they were preemies if you saw them. Jack is still little for his age and is on the chart, but below the 5% for height, weight and head circumference. Riggs on the other hand had earned his name of "BIG RIGG." He is in the 78% for weight and getting bigger by the minute. They are smiling, cooing, and beginning to laugh. So much fun! They go to music class with Kate and spend time with family and friends each day
We will keep you posted as our chaos unfolds!
