Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Shares Details from Her Baby Shower — Including Daughter’s Name: ‘I Felt Supported’ (Exclusive)
Blanchard tells PEOPLE she is looking forward to “giving my daughter a happiness I never knew growing up”
Blanchard tells PEOPLE she is looking forward to “giving my daughter a happiness I never knew growing up”
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is ready to give her baby "all the happiness a child should experience" as she celebrates another motherhood milestone.
Blanchard, 33, held her baby shower in Louisiana on Saturday, Nov. 16, and gave PEOPLE exclusive details about the celebration with boyfriend Ken Urker and roughly 25 friends and family members.
She also confirmed the name of their soon-to-be baby girl — Aurora Raina Urker — during the baby shower at LARC”s Acadian Village in Lafayette.
"Ken and I were so excited to have a beautiful celebration that our daughter Aurora Raina Urker can look back on and see how our community welcomed and embraced her with love," Blanchard says. "She will be supported and given all the happiness a child should experience.”
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The baby shower itself was catered by Chef Rusty of Rusty’s Seasoning, along with Dipped’ by Ryder sweet treats such as chocolate covered pink pretzels, pink-and-white dipped Oreos featuring little pink baby feet designs and matching chocolate-dusted cake pops.
Attendees also got to take a bite of some "gorgeously crafted" cookies from Sugar Mama designer cookies, one of which appeared to feature a photo of Blanchard's first baby as captured in 4D ultrasound photos.
The pink-and-white baby-themed decorations, including a stunning stroller and precious baby clothes, were courtesy of Blown Away by Kayla, while Blanchard matched the theme by wearing a “cute pink dress” complete with pink roses from Show Me Your Mumu.
Loved ones who were present included Blanchard's sister, Mia, and her step-mother, Kristy, while her father was working offshore, she tells PEOPLE.
"I felt supported and happy," Blanchard says.
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The baby shower also came complete with "fun games," which Blanchard refers to as the "most memorable part" of the festivities.
During one game, guests had to guess the size of the mom-to-be's belly by using yarn. "It was quite funny," she says.
As for her favorite gift, Blanchard points to an art piece designed by artist Rebecca Brewer Rivers, who is friends with Blanchard's friend Vickie Lewis. She and Urker even posed together while holding the piece, which Blanchard gave a sweet shoutout to on her Instagram Stories the next day. The piece, Blanchard says, was "made" out of the "heartbeat" of her unborn daughter.
The Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup subject also tells PEOPLE what she's looking forward to the most about motherhood.
“Giving my daughter a happiness I never knew growing up," she says.
Blanchard and Urker first shared in July that they're expecting their first baby together after having rekindled their romance. Blanchard had filed to divorce her estranged husband Ryan Anderson in April.
Blanchard recently took a non-invasive prenatal paternity test and publicly confirmed on Nov. 5 that Urker is the father of her baby and not Anderson.
While celebrating the pregnancy with Urker, Blanchard is also filming a new season of Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up.
As for her future with Urker, Blanchard says that while the pair have spoken about "plans to get married," they're "more focused on being parents."