Seems like a shotgun wedding is on the horizon for teen mom-to-be, Jamie Lynn Spears.

According to PEOPLE magazine, the 16-year-old expectant mom has been sporting an engagement ring from fiancé Casey Aldridge.

Jamie Lynn has reportedly been waving her bling in the faces of friends and family around Louisiana and Mississippi.

"She's got an engagement ring," says a source close to the family. "She's been showing it off, talking about it."

Jamie Lynn and Casey, 18, are expecting their first child in the summer. A wedding date has not yet been announced. 

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Jamie Lynn Spears is following in the footsteps of J-Lo (she's still J-Lo to us!) and is sparing no expense on her Kentwood, Louisiana nursery.

The nursery, which a source claims is actually in big sister Britney's home, is being designed by what seems to be the only such store deemed good enough for celeb moms-to-be: Petit Tresor. The nursery has an ocean theme, and in a sweet gesture, Britney is picking up the tab. The source says more than $30,000 has already been spent on the nursery.

Among the pricey items: A “Round Crib at Sea” ($1,150); the “Bliss Nursery Dresser ($995) as well as organic bedding and baby blankets that are being made by Robbie Adrian. Britney also reportedly ordered a custom-made, six-foot-tall elephant with a blue bow for the nursery.

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It appears that Jamie Lynn Spears is following exactly in the footsteps of her big sis–at least as far as babies are concerned. Like Britney before her, her first child is expected to be a baby boy. 

Jamie Lynn and Britney were spotted this weekend shopping at the baby store to the stars, Petit Tresor in Los Angeles. (This store must be doing booming business of late!) Jamie Lynn reportedly bought blue organic blankets, towels and pajamas. Britney tried to play protective big sister by claiming the clothes were for her own sons, but sources say they were too small for Jayden or Sean Preston.

“Britney originally said the items were for herself,” said an insider. “None of the items could have been mistaken for being purchased for the two kids Britney already has.”

Jamie Lynn was eager to find out the gender of the baby she's expecting with 19-year-old Casey Aldridge, but she was waiting for Mama Lynne to get back from Los Angeles after Britney's breakdown. Jamie Lynn did well on her GED and is now said to be considering college.

Kudos to Jamie Lynn Spears for receiving her high school equivalency diploma. The pregnant 16-year-old reportedly scored exceptionally well on reading comprehension. The younger Spears is said to be thinking about taking the ACT college entrance exam and pursuing studies in journalism.

"She's not wasting any time," a friend of the Zoey 101 star says. "People don't know her. When she gets something in her head, she'll make it happen. Everybody is so supportive of her."

At least Jamie Lynn is making an effort to straighten up and fly right. Let us hope and pray that she manages to create a stable enviroment for herself and her unborn child.  

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Perhaps Casey Aldridge's lack of enthusiasm at becoming a chump baby daddy made Jamie Lynn Spears nervous. Maybe she watched the movie "Juno" enough times to realize it's a bad idea at her age. Whatever the reason, Jamie Lynn is reportedly planning to turn over her baby to her mom, Lynne, once it is born, so she can "focus on her career." 

Star magazine quotes a source close to the pregnant 16-year-old: "After several weeks of personal soul searching and talks and discussions with her mom, Jamie Lynn reluctantly agreed that giving up the baby is the right thing to do."

The source goes on to say that that in Lynne's view, the 'Zoey 101' star "doesn't understand the lifelong consequences of having a baby." Mama Spears wants Jamie Lynn to continue supporting her financially her showbiz career after the baby is born.

Apparently, Jamie Lynne's had an epiphany about the tremendous responsibility that goes along with motherhood. She reportedly wants to enjoy her teens without being burdened with a child. And who could blame her?

Lynne will raise the baby at the family home in Kentwood, Louisiana, where Jamie Lynn has been living and taking GED classes since her pregnancy announcement. 

Heaven help that child.  

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This is not the kind of news a pregnant woman teenager needs to hear. Reports have emerged that the putative father of Jamie Lynn's unborn child, Casey Aldridge, is a player.

According to holymoly.co.uk, Aldridge has been messing around with a girl from Mississippi named Whitney Seals. Her brother Kevin confirmed the news to MSNBC.com. "Whitney and Casey have been dating for months. I know Jamie Lynn was really upset and jealous when she found out about it."

Meanwhile, according to a report from the National Enquirer, Jamie Lynn's mother Lynne Spears initially demanded that Jamie Lynn not keep the baby. The teenager at first agreed but was later persuaded by Casey Aldridge to continue the pregnancy. Lynne reportedly doesn't believe Casey loves Jamie Lynn, even though he wants to marry her. She thinks he got Jamie Lynn pregnant on purpose for money and the fame of being the father of her baby.

Meanwhile, as the dysfunctional Spears family saga continues, Jamie Lynn's boyfriend of one year, 19-year-old Casey Aldridge, could be looking at 10 years in jail if he is charged with statutory rape.

Fox news is reporting that if Aldridge is really responsible for the younger Spears' pregnancy, and if the baby was conceived in Spears' home state of Louisiana, he could be charged with "felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile" - defined as "sexual intercourse with consent between someone age 19 or older and someone between ages 12 and 17."

The age of consent in Louisiana is 17. If aged 15 or 16, the other person involved must be no more than two years older for the act to be considered legal. At 19, Casey would be ineligible!