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Snooki is expecting a baby boy

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi (R) and Jionni LaValle arrive at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. Getty

(CBS News) It's going to be a boy for Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.

The "Jersey Shore" star is expecting a son with fiance Jionni LaValle, she confirmed Wednesday on her Facebook page.

Pictures: Celebrity baby bumps

She wrote, "Can finally share the good news......we're havin' a BOY!"

She also shared the news with her Twitter followers, posting a photo of herself holding a magazine with the story on the cover:

The 24-year-old TV personality confirmed in March that she and LaValle are engaged and expecting their first child.

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