Palin's Daughter Gives Birth to Son Named Tripp

He said the two had planned to get married even before Bristol became pregnant.

This Sept. 3, 2008 file photo shows Bristol Palin, daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former...

This Sept. 3, 2008 file photo shows Bristol Palin, daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Republican vice presidential candidate, and her boyfriend Levi Johnston at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. People magazine reports that Palin gave birth to her son, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)

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Johnston, an avid hunter, hinted at the time that they were expecting a boy. He said he was already looking forward to taking the boy hunting and fishing.

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Johnston's mother was arrested on felony drug charges this month after state troopers served a search warrant at her Wasilla home. According to authorities, she sent text messages to two police informants in which she discusses making drug transactions involving OxyContin, a strong prescription painkiller.

Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, have five children ranging in age from Trig, 7 months, to Track, 19. In between are Willow, 14; Piper, 7; and Bristol.

(This version CORRECTS the day of birth to Saturday, instead of Sunday, per the magazine.)

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