DP and I basically decided from the beginning that we're going to find out for a few reasons:

1. He comes from a large family and they have been already buying things for Sprout. I can only accept so many yellow, white and green items before the bub ends up looking like an Easter egg once they're out!
2. My extended (and only) family is in Canada and they're busy knitting, crocheting and buying away. They're desperate to know so they can feel as close to the baby as possible without having the opportunity to be physically present.
3. I think it'll give DP and I the chance to bond with Sprout better - and stop calling the baby Sprout!! - once we know what we're having.

I always thought I'd leave it as a surprise but now that it's happening, I think logistically for myself and my family it's just much easier to find out. Plus I was - and sadly still am at times - the girl who snuck downstairs on Christmas Eve, carefully unwrapped my gifts to check them out and then wrapped them back up again in stealth-mode so who am I to fool myself into thinking that all of a sudden I'll be great with surprises?!