WTOP broke the news last night that the National Zoo suspects its female panda, Mei Xiang, may be pregnant. As you’ll recall, Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated by a donation from San Diego’s nefarious male panda Gao Gao — an event about which we were deeply suspicious at first — but if Gao Gao’s sperm is going to deliver us a new bundle of adorableness to obsessively watch on the PandaCam this year, we suppose we can get over our little tiff with San Diego.

Of course, as you’ll all remember from going through this before, there’s no way the zoo can be sure that Mei Xiang is pregnant again until right before she might give birth. As the Post explains in more detail, Mei Xiang’s hormone levels spiked yesterday, and if they stay elevated over a period of time and then drop — she could be about to give birth, or it could have been a false pregnancy. All we can do is wait while her hormone levels are tested daily, though officials also said a fetus could become visible on ultrasound in the next two or three weeks.

There is some discrepancy in reports of when the Zoo expects a cub could be born: the Post says early September, while WTOP says mid-July. We’re anxious to start taking nominations for a new nickname for the potential little fur ball, but we certainly don’t want to jinx what isn’t yet a confirmed pregnancy. So cross your fingers and wait, D.C.