When you’re expecting one thing and get another, your face is the first place the shock will register. That’s what happened to new mother Koto Nakamura, and the moment of bewilderment that struck her face was perfectly captured.

You see, Koto and her husband, Sina, were expecting a little baby girl. They had even decided to name her Hinata, and the Australian couple were given plenty of pink gifts at the baby shower.

Well, it turns out Hinata will have to be named something else as she was actually born a he – and Jessica Jackson, a photographer who has been capturing births for four years, nailed Nakamura’s reaction:

Strangely, a midwife who had been in the delivery room earlier, had told a story of a similar situation.

We were all joking, trying to imagine what that would be like or feel like. Well we didn’t have to wonder for long because it happened to Koto.

There was a huge buzz in the room, it had been a long labour, and we were all very tired. But once that baby was out we were all well and truly alive. I actually lost my voice for a whole week afterwards because of the squeals and talking and excitement.

Koto thought that everyone was just playing around when it was announced the baby was a boy.

I thought everyone was joking… I lost words and I couldn’t believe it until I saw his bottom.

Hinata got a new name indeed. His parents named him Taiga, meaning “big and gracious” in Japanese.

I was shocked for a few seconds and then it didn’t matter if it was a girl or a boy.

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[source: mashable]