
The Republican family will grow by at least one more. Sarah Palin announced today that her 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, is five months pregnant (that's Bristol holding baby Trig in the pic).
The NY Times says Palin, John McCain's VP pick, made the announcement to quell rumors that five-month-old Trig is actually Bristol's baby son and Sarah Palin's grandson. Some say that Sarah Palin faked a pregnancy to cover for her then 16-year-old daughter.
Have the Palin's totally blindsided McCain with all this baby stuff?
No, say McCain aides. He knew it the whole time.
Here's the Palin family statement regarding their teen daughter's pregnancy:
"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. As
Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our
unconditional love and support," the Palins said.
The Palins asked the news media to respect the young couple's privacy.
"Bristol
and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the
difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love
and support of our entire family. We ask the media, respect our
daughter and Levi's privacy as has always been the tradition of
children of candidates," the statement concluded.
Here are a couple of pics of pregnant Bristol posted on McCain's daughters campaign blog, McCainblogette. Bristol's often holding the baby, including in the family shots. Bump cover, perhaps?
Bristol holding baby Trig

Bristol sitting, Willow standing, Piper holding Trig
Bristol holding baby Trig, plus the rest of the families for People Magazine
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Photos: McCainblogette