Newborn

The baby called Frodo was fast asleep and wrapped snugly in a soft blue blanket when he was gently laid in Bilbo’s arms. Bilbo glanced eagerly at the tiny face and smiled to find the familiar Baggins features there, with a bit of Brandybuck as well. The infant shifted and came awake with a yawn, and Bilbo froze, wondering if he should return the child to his mother. But Frodo stared serenely at him with a pair of enormous, impossibly blue eyes, and reached out with one tiny, waving fist, which Bilbo caught in his own hand with a smile.