Mathieu Levi Padilla was born at home in water to Carlos Padilla and Rachel Barnard with the help of Rite of Passage Midwifery. He was born at 5:19 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2017. He is welcomed into the world by his maternal grandmas Kate Barnard and Andrea Mitchell, and aunt Marissa Barnard.

Maternal grandparents are Rick and Kate Barnard of Homer and Andrea Mitchell of Polson, Montana.

Paternal grandparents are Rachel and Frank Quihuis of Phoenix, Arizona.