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Super Emotional
UGH! It started yesterday when DH and I were at Target to pick up a few things. I of course had to check out the baby section. I asked DH if he would take a picture of me to post on facebook holding a girl item and a boy item to post the night before we go to find out what we are having. Then once we know we will take another picture holding ONLY that boy/girl item. Due to this I spent 20 mins looking at various baby items. I finally decided on 3 items: hats, bibs, and blankets. I finally find DH to ask him which pair we should use, and he nixed the idea 
He told me people would be confused with the first picture and think we're having twins. Plus what would we do with the item the baby wasn't. I told him we'd return it. I put everything back on the shelf and left the store upset. He said we could take the picture of me with the item once we know the baby's sex. Then I cried when going to bed last night because I want to be able to start getting things for the baby and without knowing if it is a boy or a girl yet is killing me. Am I over reacting?
I was going for something similar to this (but without the wording).
Re: Super Emotional
I can see where he is coming from. Not that I don't like the idea, but J would have done the same thing because he wouldn't understand.
I think if you hold whatever item you want on each side, and put is somewhere, "tomorrow we find out if our precious little one needs the pink or blue" or something to that nature, it will be very clear.
Make him an example picture, and he will be a lot more likely to go along with it, because he just might be having a problem visualizing it!
I hope that helps! I think it is a great way to reveal!
Sorry you got so upset. My DH would probably have acted the same way. He hasn't yet been baby shopping with me. I take my mom with me when I go.
I can relate that you want to start shopping now. I can't seem to stop thinking about anything else. I want to have my nursery set up soon but that's not going to happen at least for another two months or so. No one seems to think it's urgent, and they are right, I guess. I think what we are feeling is "nesting" and we can't help it. lol.
Oh and I really like your idea about revealing the gender. Hopefully you can make it work.
Married the love of my life on 1-21-12. Our princess arrived on 5-28-13.
Love the idea. You could just put "pink or blue?" In the middle. Then people would know. But yeah my DH probably would have done the same thing. He thought it was silly that I got balloons in pink and purple to take to his mom's to tell her it was a girl. He went along with it mainly because I said "I'm doing it".
I understand the emotions. It is hard to plan when you don't know. I went to several consignment sales before we found out and while I was able to get some stuff that is gender neutral, I was wishing I could buy the boy/girl stuff.
Hugs!