It took a while, but the first baby to be born at the Gilbert Bain Hospital made his much-anticipated entry early on Thursday morning.
Baby Ander Rotolo came into the world at 2.53am on 4th January, weighing in at a healthy 7lb and six ounces.
Ander is the second child to Eileen Thomson and Guillermo Rotolo, and a brother to two year-old Luca.
Mr Rotolo is originally from Argentina, but the family live in Fair Isle. Mother and baby are doing fine.
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