Holding fingers

Lately, as we reach the end of dinnertime and Eli is starting to get sleepy (as bedtime is coming up), he has liked to hold my hand (or Missy's).

Eli recently had liked to fall asleep holding onto one of our fingers as well, but over the last few days Missy and I let Eli know that Mommy and Daddy weren't going to just let Eli hold onto one of us for 30 minutes (or more) while he fell asleep in his crib at night. Eli didn't like this at first, but he has adapted surprisingly quickly -- tonight he fell asleep quickly, with no fuss at all!