by Sara McGinnis posted in Pregnancy

Katie Lowes knows the baby she's pregnant with has male genitals, but she isn't so sure about what gender her firstborn is going to grow up to identify with.
The Scandal actress, who is married to Sense8 actor Adam Shapiro, has opened up to Fit Pregnancy and Baby about her first time expecting, including how she found out their child is male. It seems that somehow the dad-to-be was in the know at least briefly before his wife, and was able to surprise Katie with two cards: one with a love letter about his excitement they were becoming parents together, and another that read, "It?s a boy!"
"In that moment, which only lasted for a minute, I realized, ?My gosh, I?m an older sister, I take care of my whole family and plan everything. How is our first child a boy" That?s not what I know,?" the mom-to-be recalled.
"I hadn?t realized, until then, that I always thought I would have a girl first. I have a little brother, and I feel very proud of my position in the family," she explains. "I was projecting like crazy, but it was just my initial reaction and it quickly went away. A moment later, I was crying with happiness."
Katie Lowes went on to say:
"My husband and I are aware, of course, that our son will be born with male parts. But we have no idea what he will identify as or what his sexual orientation will be."
"I wish, now more than ever, to just please let my son be healthy and...