Bristol Palin Gives Birth to a Boy

by Bethany Sanders (Subscribe to Bethany Sanders's posts) Dec 29th 2008 8:00PM

Categories: Newborns, Celeb Kids, Celeb Parenting

It's been quite a year for the Palin family, so it seems fitting that their newest member would arrive just in time for the New Year. Bristol Palin, daughter of former Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth on Sunday to a baby boy.

Bristol and fiance Levi Johnston named the 7 lb., 4 oz.. bouncing baby boy Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. "We think it's wonderful," says Bristol's great-aunt. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited."

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"We both love each other," Levi Johnston, 18, told the AP in a rare interview about his relationship with 18-year-old Bristol Palin. "We both want to marry each other. And that's what we are going to do."

Paul Sancya, AP

"Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned," the Palins's statement said. "As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows that she has our unconditional love and support."

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband Todd have five children. Track, 19, Bristol, 18, (with Levi Johnston), Willow, 14, Piper, 7, and Trig, 8 months. (not pictured).

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Chuck and Sally Heath, parents of Sarah Palin. Chuck Heath, 70, says gift boxes for his newest grandson are piling up in the governor's mail room from all over the world. There's no way the family will ever be able to answer every letter, he says, although they are trying.

Charlie Neibergall, AP

Sarah Palin initially hid her pregnancy with Trig from the public, causing rumors that Trig was her grandson via Bristol.

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"Trig is beautiful and already adored by us," read a statement by the Palin when Trig was born on April 18. "We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives. We have faith that every baby is created for good purpose and has potential to make this world a better place. We are truly blessed."

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Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband Todd, and daughters Bristol,16, right, and Piper, 5, at the end of a 2006 inauguration ceremony in Fairbanks. Palin, 42, is the first female and youngest governor of Alaska.

Al Grillo, AP

Then-Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, her daughters, Piper, Willow, and husband Todd walk out onto the ice to drop the ceremonial first puck before a St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings hockey game.

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Levi Johnston called himself a "redneck' on his MySpace page.

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Bristol Palin's new baby other grandma was in the news this year, as well. Sherry Johnston, Levi's mother, 42, pictured, was arrested on drug charges related to oxycontin in December.

Al Grillo, AP

Sarah Palin had hoped the young couple would tie the knot before little Tripp arrived, but the two teens are still engaged. Levi quit school to become an electrician's apprentice and Bristol is busy earning her high school degree.

Sarah Palin has been known to bring her babies to work at the governor's office with her, so maybe baby Tripp will be visiting Grandma there soon too.

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vickidela54 12-30-2008 @ 11:37AM

Well, the little one is here! She named it Tripp. She any resemblence. Trig, Tripp! At least she's keeping the names close! Tripp? And the baby daddy moma is in jail for drugs! Go figure! Sounds like someone up there in caribu country is "trippin" . LOL! What do you think she'll name the next one 'Trap"? Oops, looks like this one should have been named Trap since the entire world now expects Bristol and Levi to get married so he can make an honest woman out of her. Sounds like a Trap to me!

Think they will send all those baby things back like the clothes Grandma "sent back" after the elections? At least give them to the needy! Don't be greedy and keep them; afterall this "golden" child of alaska doesn't need the handouts!

Amy 12-29-2008 @ 9:13PM

Good to hear the baby and mother are doing well. But... Tripp? Really? I'm not even going to make a joke, it'd be too obvious.

Lisa 12-30-2008 @ 8:32AM

I am proud of both Bristol and Levi to choose life for their child despite all the criticism and media attacks. God Bless Them!

Lauryn 12-30-2008 @ 9:05AM

Lisa, so you wouldn't have been proud of them if they made a different choice despite much more virulent criticism and media attacks? Get off your high horse and wish them well if you want, but don't pretend that they deserve any more praise than if they had made a different choice.

All the best, Johnstons.

Sandyone 12-30-2008 @ 10:47AM

Yeah, Lisa. Don't you know that the decision to kill an unborn child is no different than the decision to give that child life? All choices are equal and human life means nothing, unless the landlord says it does. The sooner you get that through your head, the sooner you can become a cheerleader for the medically inaccurate "my body, my choice" crowd.

JHZ 12-30-2008 @ 10:09AM

Lauryn, why is it being "on a high horse" to be proud of this couple for choosing LIFE instead of the "easier" road of termination? I, too, praise them for not aborting their innocent child just to make things smoother and easier in the public eye...had she done that, she would have saved herself and her family tons of public scrutiny and ridicule...the right choice during a difficult time isn't always the easiest. What's done is done...there is a new child to think about now, and I wish this young couple the best...they have a long road ahead of them.

Jokkien 1-06-2009 @ 9:56AM

Yeah let's all have a baby in the midst of a dysftunctional family of retarded politicians and oil rig operators.

The baby's father is a crackpot and a one trick pony. The doofball cannot stay off the streets and the actions of his mother have shown the poor upbringing from the beginning.

Why add to the mess with a Levi Junior?

Honestly Bristol seems like a nice gal that stays away from the media tripe. But Levi is a complete crackpot that couldn't simply wear a condom. Even if it broke there is plan-B.

You don't have to be a Liberal to know how to use condoms and birth control. It is available to all american citizens. God says nothing about birth control and neither does Jesus.

The ten commandments say nothing about limiting propogation so that we can all breathe and not be packed in on Earth like we're in a can of sardines. The foolish radical conservatives will soon feel the heatwave in the form of the Mexican community who also is not a big fan of population control.

Then when you are speaking Spanish and drinking Tequila everynight you will wonder why the GOP party supported Amnesty and Life instead of smart choices and true Conservativism.

vickidela54 1-02-2009 @ 9:29PM

No one has said anything about her having an abortion instead of having the baby. The problem is all the lies surrounding this baby and Trig. Sarah and her band of thieves which includes her husband have lied so much they wouldn't know the truth if it slapped them in the face.

As far as Bristol and Levi getting married, well... we will see! I don't think he has a choice at this point. What they did to that babydaddy was worse than putting him in front of Sarah's rifle or shotgun. Parade him on national TV with his pregnant girlfriend, announce to the world that they "love" each other and are going to get married. Has anyone ask why they aren't already married? well, it's because the state of alaska health insurance is and has picked up the tab for the birth of these two babies. Trig and now Trap: oops, I mean Tripp. If they had gotten married, Bristol would have been off the Governor's health insurance. I know it's not the babies fault that their parents are idiots and the grandmother's are candidates for a Crime TV sequal, but don't act like they are all holier than thou. Ms Sarah with all her "christian" values. Right! Levi's mother in jail for drugs! Well..... enough said!

Courtney Wood 1-05-2009 @ 9:22PM

My husband and I had our first son when we were 17 and we have been married for 10 years . We have two more children . We did not get married untill 5 months after he was born. I can not imagine my life without my son . It was never a thought to do any thing else. I wish them all the best. Its hard but so worth it !

JennyG. 1-14-2009 @ 9:11PM

You bet they're disfunctional. They remind me of a bunch of Rednecks from the south. That's where I live, and you can see Mexico from my living room. WHOOPIE S__T! If she was talking about her home in Juno, she is full of balogna, I beleive. Don't know where the heck her hometown is. They act like a family from the wilderness. This family is a bunch of opportunists, not to mention Sarah's hubby. A dog sled racer? Oh, boy. Supposedly, he's a champ. Boy, oh boy. Wait until he wins the Ididerod. We will never hear the end of that.

On a more serious note, Sarah Palin indicated in a news conference that the media was partial to the Kennedy girl because of her social standing (maybe not those exact words, but the same indication.) If Sarah Palin had 1/2 ounce of a functioning brain, she would have never run for VP or so much as admitted that she belongs with the less than socially accepted. She is a real ditz.

The daughter. No hope for her either. This poor baby hasn't a chance of a snowball in Hell. Maybe they need the money to buy stuff for her soon to be mother in law. If that ever happens. That boy enjoyed the publicity, free trips, free clothes, free food and hotels, and the free rolls in the hay. How stupid can one family be.

The losers in this game are the poor children at the Palin home the baby, and the poor taxpayers of Alaska.

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