Happy Chinese New Year!
Our large mango will be born in the year of the rabbit. According to the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, "People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. Rabbit people seldom lose their temper. They are clever at business and being conscientious, never back out of a contract. They would make good gamblers for they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing. However, they seldom gamble, as they are conservative and wise. They are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog."
I don't really believe in the Chinese Zodiac business, but having been born in the year of the monkey, I have still yet to stop receiving monkey gifts in my lifetime. I have a feeling this child may be inundated with rabbit gifts from the Chinese side of its family. My brother was a rabbit year kid... and he had lots of rabbits.
There's also the Chinese gender prediction chart which claims that a baby's gender is determined by the month of conception (lunar calendar) and age of mother at conception (Chinese age). According to this, baby mango will be a girl.
[Weather update: 1-3 inches of snow expected across the Houston area tonight and tomorrow. Then back in the sunny mid 60's Saturday...]
