Dad’s view:

After nine months, on May 8th, at 5:16 am Emmett Ander Boone joined our world. The hours that directly preceded are described below;

Steven Boone

Mom’s View:

Emmett was due Tuesday May 6th, and we saw Dr. Carter that  morning and it didn’t seem as though Emmett was coming any time soon.

My water broke at 2:30 AM on Wednesday May 7th.  We waited at home until my contractions were 3-5 minutes apart before heading to the hospital. Stopping at two McDonald’s on the way, knowing it was going to be a long day!

We were admitted to Labor and Delivery at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Campus at 5:00 AM.  The nurses let Steven and I roam the halls for two hours trying to induce labor, since my contractions had stopped completely on the ride to the hospital.  At 7:00 AM, we were moved into our labor suite and the Pitocin drip was started, to help start the contractions.

At 8:00 PM, the anesthesiologist inserted the epidural since the labor was not progressing as quickly as we would like and I was tiring after13 hours of labor.

At 2:30 AM on Thursday May 8th, I was fully dilated and ready to push.  Needless to say after two hours of pushing Emmett was not coming. At 4:30 AM, Dr. Carter decided it was best for everyone for Emmett to be delivered by cesarean section.

Emmett was born at 5:16 AM!