Jessa Duggar and her husband, Ben Seewald, celebrated the approaching arrival of their little bundle of joy with a fall-themed party in Highfill, Arkansas.
According to a source close to the Duggars, the 22-year-old reality star sought for a baby shower centered on “family style,” hence the presence of Seewald and the other males in the family at the celebration.
“Ever since Jill had her baby shower for Israel, Ben has been talking about this idea of a ‘guy-friendly shower,’” the insider told Us Weekly about the event, which was carried out in a barn of a Duggar family friend. “So he was definitely excited about this!”
The fun-filled celebration included games, such as a milk-drinking competition for the men and a diaper-changing contest for the women.
“They had a contest for the ladies in which they had to close their eyes and race to change a diaper on a baby doll,” the source claimed, mentioning how the Duggars won the challenge. “The final competition was one that Ben came up with. He and three of his friends had a contest to see who could make the best baby food!”
Instead of typical baby shower gifts, the Seewald couple asked their guests to bring a prayer of blessing, which they intend to bring together in a keepsake.
Jessa and Ben first announced the pregnancy in April, and are expecting to welcome their first baby together on Nov. 1, although the couple is yet to announce the little one’s gender.
Such secret gender and the scarcity of baby shower photos are rumored to be part of Jessa’s upcoming TV special on TLC with her sister, Jill Duggar-Dillard.
“Definitely with all the difficulties that my family has walked through, there’s still a lot of exciting milestones ahead. Ben [Seewald] and I are very excited to welcome our first little one into the world very soon,” Jessa shared.
Nancy Daniels, TLC's executive vice president and general manager, also shared how the new series would follow Jessa's experiences in making preparations for the birth of her first baby as well as Jill's mission work in El Salvador with her husband Derick and son, Israel.
"We are grateful that the new TLC specials set to air this fall will be sharing special moments with Jill, Derick and Israel on the foreign mission field and following Ben and Jessa as they prepare for the arrival of their first baby!" the Duggars announced on their official Facebook page.
‘Jill & Jessa: Counting On’ is set to make its premiere on TLC this December.
