Even though Iris really wanted a second child, there was nothing she could do when her husband was not on board.

“Besides, having a second child doesn’t guarantee you’ll get a daughter. Among all of us, it seems like most people end up having sons.” Jane said, “Some of my sisters-in-law tried for a second child, too. Other than Elisa, whose second child was a girl, everyone else had boys. A lot of them gave up on the idea of having more children after that.”

The members of the York family had