Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin has new son

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin and her boyfriend Levi Johnston are new parents of a baby boy according to reports.

 

The son, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, is healthy and well according to People magazine.

 

"We think it's wonderful," said Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited.”

 

The baby's father is an apprentice electrician and former Wasilla High School hockey player. He and Bristol have been dating for three years.

 

Bristol Palin is completing her high-school diploma through correspondence courses. Johnston is studying to become an electrician.