hi lucy. so the plants are starting to flower, huh. that's good. I took a look at your pictures and it is indeed a female
if your growing outdoors, it's just gonna start budding when it wants too. your plant looks like it's doing fine, just gotta wait for nature to do it's thing. depending on where in the world you live, they should be ready anywhere from now to december. just make sure when it's night time, no light gets to the plant or it will delay the flowering process. it needs roughly 12 hours of continous darkness to flower properly. looks like your's will be done in a month and a half to 2 months if all goes well, it all depends though. but don't worry, your plant looks fine and healthy. nice job! good to hear from you and keep in touch. let me know when you update
aloha!