My son will be called 明储 (Mingchu). And he's so beautiful! Lotus thinks it sounds too much like Mingchun and thinks I should have called him Mingbi, but Mingchun thinks it's great.
He had to be C-sectioned, and they found some problems while they were taking him out. They don't think I will be able to have another, although they will check up on me in six months to see if things have cleared up. But even if this is my last one, I don't have to worry about anything until my sweet Mingchu is grown, and by then I'm sure one of my girls will be a princess and make space for me just like I made space for Mama. Maybe once there are no babies in the house I will be able to focus more on work.
Here is a picture of all of us! I'm in the middle holding Mingchu. Behind me left to right are Chrysanthemum, Mama, Lotus, and Gardenia, and in front of me left to right are Minghui, Mingtiao, Mingpan, Mingchun, and Mingshao.
[A picture. Everyone is smiling, except for Mingchun, whose hair Mingshao is pulling.]















