There's no such thing as an ugly baby. Innocent, dependent, the future wide open with possibilities. Maybe this one will discover the cure. Maybe this one will lead our people to greatness. Maybe this will be the one.
Nothing changes a couple's life like the birth of a child.
But even when everything is ready they can never feel ready. And if it's their first, they can not possibly be ready, realize just how much everything is going to change. They focus so much on the birth, but of course, that's just the beginning. Prospective parents will often romanticize about having a baby, but birth is messy and painful and dangerous, and they soon discover dirty diapers and spells of the colic are not so romantic. They learn, no matter what they are feeling, they have to do what it takes to make the world a fitting place for the child to grow.