Blake Shelton Is Reportedly Preparing to Be a Dad — He's Doing Nursery DIY & Building a Crib, Claims Life&Style

• Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are reportedly expecting their first child together.

• Shelton is allegedly hoping for a baby girl.

• The country star has been a wonderful stepfather to Stefani's three boys and takes his role as a stepdad "very seriously."

Country star and "The Voice" judge Blake Shelton has been raising Gwen Stefani's three boys and is happy to be their stepfather. While filming "The Voice," one of the contents asked him if being around Stefani's kids made him want children of his own.

The singer eloquently avoided the question, but he did say that being on "The Voice" gave him a paternal craving, even though he did not mention anything about future kids.

However, the couple is reportedly expecting their first child together. This will be Stefani's fourth and Shelton's first biological child.

The country singer confessed that he did not know if being a stepfather was more difficult than being a biological father, but it seems he will be finding out soon.

Shelton and Stefani had reportedly been trying to get pregnant through IVF since their engagement, but they had not succeeded. According to a close source, Stefani would get excited with every IVF round, but every negative test would be devastating.

Therefore, the fashion designer was advised to give her body a break. Stefani also wanted to stop getting her hopes up because the emotional turmoil was too much to handle.

However, Stefani reportedly decided to give IVF one last chance because she wanted nothing more than to give Shelton a child of his own.

According to an insider, this baby is Shelton and Stefani's biggest blessing; they also reportedly said it was a Christmas miracle that the 53-year-old fell pregnant again.

Blake Shelton Is Allegedly Ready to Be a Girl Dad

Shelton has been a devoted stepfather; he even stepped down from being a judge on "The Voice" because he wanted to dedicate more time to his family. Now with the family allegedly expanding, the country star will have his hands full.

The couple recently attended the Matrix Awards in New York. Stefani wore a pink floral dress, and fans could not help but point out what looked like a baby bump peeking out of the dress. An insider said the singer's friends were also overjoyed about the pregnancy speculations.

The road to pregnancy was reportedly not easy for the couple. Given Stefani's age, she had to do more than the average person to get her body ready for pregnancy.

A source revealed that she was devoted to eating healthy, doing yoga, acupuncture, and everything that would help her conceive, and with that hard work, Shelton reportedly hated to see her disappointment whenever they had a negative test.

But according to reports, the singer's hard work paid off, and her alleged pregnancy resulted from her prayers and dedication. The country star reportedly cannot hide his excitement; he has already started preparing their homes in Los Angeles and Oklahoma for the new addition, and he spoils his wife rotten, said the source.

Shelton allegedly uses his time off work to build the new baby's nursery. He is also hoping for a baby girl since Stefani has three boys, and to prepare for the potential baby girl, the country singer reportedly bought pink cowboy boots and a matching cowboy hat.

These Are Not the First Baby Rumors for Blake & Gwen

Shelton and Stefani have not confirmed the pregnancy rumors, but this is not the first time the couple has been suspected of expecting a child.

From the beginning of their relationship in 2016, the couple started getting questions about having a family together, but Stefani shut them down and said it was too early to think about kids. In 2017, a publication was almost certain that Stefani was showing off a baby bump, but that turned out to be a hoax.

Life & Style is back to speculating that Stefani and Shelton are expecting and that they hoped for a baby girl, and 2016 the singer posted an ultrasound photo and said she was having a girl, but it was an April Fool's joke that weirdly connected to the publication's current reports.

In an amusing response to the pregnancy rumors flooding the media in 2020, Shelton joked about how he was busy working while Stefani was pushing out twins.

Despite Shelton having fun with the idea that fans are longing for him and Stefani to have children, he has proven to be a good father figure to her three children.

As someone raised by a stepfather, Shelton put a lot of effort into guiding his stepsons. His wife even confirmed that she sometimes tells him to hurry home to help her with the kids.

The country star has made it clear that he takes his role as stepfather "very seriously." Shelton taught his stepkids how to fish, ride four-wheelers, and cook.

The "Country's God" hitmaker said being a stepfather made him realize that he was "more than just a country singer" and that there are more important things to life than constant work.