Waylan Wolf Prosper Whitney was born at 8:36 a.m. on June 19, 2020 at South Peninsula Hospital to Gloria Joy St. John and Joshua Cardman-Peden of Homer. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. His grandparents are Shirley and Joel St. John of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; and Denise Cardman and Don Peden of Arlington, Virginia.