The daughter of Sarah Palin has given birth to a son

The daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth to a son, a magazine reported Monday.

Bristol Palin, 18, gave birth to Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston on Saturday, Dec. 28/08. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother, told that "the baby is fine and Bristol is doing well." The governor's office said it would not release information because it considers the baby's birth a private, family matter. Palin family members, hospital employees and spokespeople either would not confirm the birth or did not return messages. The father is Levi Johnston, a former hockey player at Alaska's Wasilla High School.