Esmé Alpen Bloom was born at 5:41 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2018 at home with the assistance of Homer Birth and Wellness Center. Her parents are Kayla Spaan and Kenton Bloom of Homer, Alaska. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces. She is welcomed by her brother Flynn Bloom, sister Ivy Bloom; grandparents, Mike and Laura Spaan of Anchorage, Alaska and Anne and Don Harrington of German Town, Tennessee; and great-grandma Maggie Bliss of Lake Placid, Florida.