Boy or Girl? - To know or not to know?

With the wonderful new technology these days we can find out whether we are pregnant prior to it actually happening it seems. Home pregnancy tests that can tell you if you are pregnant, for how long you have been, the shoe size of your fetus and their prospective career choices.
One of the options that is available to expectant parents is whether to discover the sex of their child prior to birth. To some this is a huge dilemma to others its a nice option to have and for some a no-brainer.
For my wife and I it was an easy decision... relatively! We did not want to know. The surprise aspect added to the whole excitement of the pregnancy for us, and our families. Of course this decision brought about its own challenges, such as making sure any purchases (clothing, toys, etc...) could work for both a boy or girl, though for us this was a small sacrifice to make for the added element of excitement. Plus the bonus is that the things we did purchase prior to discovering, will be reusable next time whatever the sex of the child.
So you may think I am against finding out the sex early in the pregnancy, but this is not the case. I think it is great that parents have the option to find out the sex of their child and be able to plan accordingly by decorating and purchasing specific items tailored towards the actual gender of the baby. Like everything in parenthood, it is what works best for you (and the child).
We still had the ultrasound and 3D pictures done, even though the three dimensional pictures freak me out a little, I think it is the orange tint of the photos. Though we closed our eyes for the gender and 3D shots, to make sure we did not spoil the surprise. So you do not need to miss out on those fun options while maintaining the surprise aspect.
Whatever you decide the joy of pregnancy and parenthood is great!