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Sarah Palin: "We Are Over the Moon" About Bristol's Baby
Friday January 2, 2009

US vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin (R), holding last-born Trig, greets daughter Bristol and her boyfriend Levi Johnston after addressing the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 3, 2008
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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin welcomed Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston -- born Dec. 27 to her 18-year-old daughter, Bristol, and her fiance, Levi Johnston -- on her state's official Web site.

"We are over the moon with the arrival of this healthy, beautiful baby," Palin said in a statement posted Wednesday. "The road ahead for this young couple will not be easy, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy.

"Bristol and Levi are committed to accomplish what millions of other young parents have accomplished, to provide a loving and secure environment for their child," she added. "They are both hard workers, they're very strong, and have faith they've made the right decision in setting aside their own interests to make this child their highest priority."

See photos of the Palin family on the campaign trail.

The Governor admitted she wasn't thrilled with the idea of her teenage daughter becoming a mom at first.

"When Bristol and Levi first told us the shocking news that she was pregnant, to be honest, we all at first looked at the situation with some fear and a bit of despair," Palin says. "Isn't it just like God to turn those circumstances into such an amazing, joyful blessing when you ask Him to help you through?"

Bristol added that she "obviously discourages" teen pregnancy -- and knows her life will be changed forever.

"Teenagers need to prevent pregnancy to begin with -- this isn't ideal," she said in the statement. "But I'm fortunate to have a supportive family, which is dealing with this together.

Added Bristol: "Tripp is so perfectly precious; we love him with all our hearts. I can't imagine life without him now."

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The statement also said: "Bristol begins her final semester of high school next wee,k where she’ll get her last credit needed to graduate. She looks forward to continuing her record of good grades and high achievement. Levi is continuing his online high school work in addition to working as an electrical apprentice on the North Slope."

There is no mention of a wedding date.

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