Ehren James Pietsch was born at 8:25 a.m. Feb. 27, 2015, at South Peninsula Hospital to Tia and Joel Pietsch. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. His grandparents are Tim and Nan White of Homer and Clint and Faye Pietsch of Grants Pass, Ore. His great-grandmothers are Betty Gugel of Eagle River and Mable Henning. His older siblings are sister Elsa and brothers Ethan and Evan.