Ab ovo

And after she had seen their eyes meet for the very first time and both glisten intensely, hers because of the heavy lights she was still sensitive to and his because he felt as if he was holding the redemption for all his wrongdoing prior to this event, after she realized her transparent little hand will fit into his perfectly, she noticed it gently tugging on his sharp beard, mottled by occasional gray. Upon seeing these things, she realized that being 49 and in labor for 12 hours was absolutely worth it. Every damn moment of it.