Robyn Lawley has had a huge year, personally and professionally. She appeared as the first plus-sized model in SI Swim (you can see her slideshow here). She also became a first-time mother in February. Robyn previously fended off criticism after admitting she had a tough time deciding whether to keep the baby. But once she made her decision, Robyn fell in love with motherhood. She and boyfriend Everest Schmidt chose a cute name, Ripley, for their baby girl. I was thrilled to note a celebrity baby name that wasn’t overused (Ava or Jackson) or completely weird (most other examples), so it never dawned on me until now that Ripley can easily work for a girl or boy.

Robyn has a new interview with Australia’s Brands Exclusive magazine. She confirms that she chose Ripley for its androgynous status (and because she loves Ridley Scott’s Aliens). Robyn also revealed how she plans to raise Ripley in a completely gender-neutral environment: “I want gender-neutral toys and clothes. In all honesty, I think we separate the genders too greatly by the toys and hobbies.” So … she won’t be dressing Ripley in pink ballerina outfits. Robyn will avoid a clichéd princessy bedroom theme for Ripley. Hopefully, the baby won’t be stuck with a taupe-colored wardrobe.

I don’t want to stereotype first-time mothers (because I was and still am one), but this feels like a new mommy thing. During pregnancy, we all gobble up the baby-prep books and develop grand ideas about how we’ll raise our children. Then the kid arrives with personality largely intact and blows our theories into smithereens. My daughter gravitated towards pink and lavender dresses until about 4th grade. Then her sartorial taste shifted abruptly (all jeans, all the time). Her formerly pink decor is now all-blue, by choice. So I think Robyn is overthinking things, and Ripley will make her own choices when she grows a bit older. We make parenting hard for ourselves, right? Kids will be kids.

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A photo posted by Robyn Lawley (@robynlawley1) on Mar 25, 2015 at 3:56pm PDT

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A photo posted by Robyn Lawley (@robynlawley1) on Mar 10, 2015 at 3:40pm PDT

Book signing! Want to wish everyone happy holidays!! Good luck if your cooking, remember the key to successful big feasts is to plan ahead, you can do majority the night before so you’re less stressed on the day. If you need some ideas make sure you pick up a copy of #robynlawleyeats and tag your creations, I love the gingerbread recipe and Turkey Roast, also the pork rack could be a great number to do. Wish I could cook, still renovating , missing my kitchen hardcore !!

A photo posted by Robyn Lawley (@robynlawley1) on Dec 20, 2014 at 11:28am PST

Photos courtesy of Sports Illustrated: Swim, Robyn Lawley on Instagram & WENN