Marla Sokoloff: 'I'm having a baby girl'

Marla Sokoloff has revealed that she is expecting a baby girl.

The former Practice star announced that she and husband Alec Puro are expecting their first child in August.

Sokoloff revealed the sex of her unborn child in the first entry of her new pregnancy blog for People on Monday.

"I'm currently 21 weeks along and we recently found out that we are having a … GIRL! In all honesty, I had no preference in regards to gender; I just wanted the little peanut to be healthy. (Truly - I'm not just being politically correct here.) But I must admit, when I heard that we were having a girl - my heart skipped a beat," Sokoloff wrote.

"Images of bubblegum pink and sweet little dresses filled my brain and I could hardly stand my excitement! (Side note: If you ask my husband, she will be a tomboy, so we are clearly on different pages as far as her style goes.)"

Sokoloff added that she and Puro have already begun preparing for their new arrival, saying: "We've been married for almost two years and are currently in full-on nesting mode. Every weekend it's a new project around the house."

The actress will give birth in early 2012.