▁and ▁subsequently ▁marry ing ▁their ▁daughter . ▁Marshall , ▁wor ried ▁that ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁girl , ▁consult s ▁his ▁father ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁boy ▁while ▁L ily ▁has ▁been ▁searching ▁for ▁ways ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁girl . ▁When ▁they ▁found ▁out , ▁they ▁realize ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁no ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁gender ▁and ▁decide ▁to ▁give ▁him / her ▁the ▁gender - neut ral ▁name ▁Jam ie . ▁L ily ▁reject s ▁the ▁name ▁later ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁trou blem aker ▁named ▁Jam ie . ▁ ▁Beck y , ▁Robin ' s ▁new , ▁over ly ▁che ery ▁co - anchor ▁at ▁Come ▁On , ▁Get ▁Up ▁New ▁York ! ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁d ating ▁Ted . ▁Robin ▁takes ▁issue ▁with ▁Ted ▁d ating ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁uses ▁baby ▁talk , ▁while ▁Ted , ▁Bar ney , ▁and ▁Marshall ▁defend ▁girls ▁using ▁baby ▁talk ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁men ▁to ▁feel ▁more ▁man ly ▁and ▁protect ive . ▁Robin ▁states ▁that ▁women ▁would ▁never ▁fly ▁with ▁a ▁man ▁using ▁baby ▁talk , ▁and ▁Bar ney ▁tries ▁and ▁fails ▁the ▁baby ▁talk ▁play , ▁Robin ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁Ted ▁finds ▁dependent ▁girls ▁attract ive ▁and ▁found ▁Robin ' s ▁independence ▁and ▁assert iveness ▁off - put ting . ▁Robin ▁asks ▁Bar ney ▁if ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁needed ▁by ▁Robin ▁during ▁their ▁relationship , ▁but ▁he ▁thought ▁her ▁independence ▁was ▁awesome . ▁Robin ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a