Year of the Pig
Check out this article from Tampa Tribune - looks like little Zoey is being born under a particularly weathly sign of the Chinese Zodiac. Mama's little cash cow is gonna support us in our old age!
Chinese Hospitals Brace For Baby Boom
By EDWARD CODY
The Washington Post
Published: Mar 4, 2007
BEIJING - The Year of the Pig has turned into the year of the baby. Chinese hospitals have been submerged in recent months under a tide of pregnant women; newborns are arriving in droves; and companies that manufacture diapers are upping their advertising budgets. The reason is simple: The Year of the Pig, which began Feb. 18, is a good year to be born.
Since time immemorial, prospective parents have been told, children born under the pig's patronage will benefit from the animal's image as fat, happy, wealthy and prosperous. Now, couples who schemed to have their babies in these blessed times are hoping for good fortune.
"My family already has two pigs, including my father, and I want to add one more pig," said a pregnant 28-year-old secretary who identified herself only as Ms. Lian. "I guess three pigs will also bring luck to us," she explained. "Also, I believe people who are born in the Year of the Pig are honest because my father is such a person."