Kristen Bell Baby Bump [PHOTOS]: 'Veronica Mars' Star Looks Ready To Pop With a Big Bump and an Even Bigger Smile

Kristen Bell and 37-year-old husband Dax Shepard announced their pregnancy back in November and have just recently allowed photos to go online of Bell's glorious baby bump. So what we are seeing is not anything like the royal baby bump of Kate Middleton. This photo makes it seem like the "House of Lies" star is about to burst any day now. The 32-year-old Bell and her "Parenthood" star husband have decided to keep the baby's gender private until the actual birth. Although, in a January interview with Ellen DeGeneres, she jokingly mentioned that Dax was looking forward to off-roading with the baby, but included in her statement that he was "going to force [the baby] . . . to off-road." The following picture comes from Us Weekly:

Kristen celebrated her baby shower this past weekend with some close friends including fellow actor and close friend Rachel Bilson (who brought a stuffed animal), as well as Ben Schwartz and Josh Lawson who co-star on "House of Lies" with Bell. She tweeted the following picture of her and her co-stars:

All my best girlfriends came to my baby shower :) @rejectedjokes "@joshlaw81: instagr.am/p/WGO2V_qwcz/"

— Kristen Bell(@IMKristenBell) February 24, 2013

Also, writer Kelly Oxford took to Twitter to post a funny photo of Bell and some of the gifts she was unwrapping during her baby shower:

At @imkristenbell baby shower and she's totally trying to get me to put the next baby in her. :( lockerz.com/s/284832596 — kelly oxford (@kellyoxford) February 24, 2013

So it looks like Kristen Bell is having a lot of fun and is incredibly excited for her bundle of joy. She is, however, understandably not that thrilled about the whole process of giving birth. During her interview with Ellen DeGeneres earlier this year, she told the talk show host point-blank that she is terrified of the upcoming birth. "I feel like, when I arrive at the hospital, I want a glass of whiskey, I want the epidural in my back, and I want to get hit in the face with a baseball bat," she said. "Wake me up when it's over, because I've seen the videos -- and it looks terrifying."

This will be baby number one for Bell and Shepard, who were married in 2009 after dating for two years. The two seem extremely excited for the addition to their family and cannot wait for the big day. Or should I say the day after the big day?