Lactivism

Here we are at the nurse-in on Capitol Hill on May 10. In the crowd shot you can see friend Krystal in the pink shirt with son Diego, whose shirt says, "I still take my milk fresh from the tap." The two of them are probably going to be in Mothering Magazine. The other photo is with friend Sarah and son Kai, whose shirt says, "I'm a boob man." Elliott's says "Got breastmilk?"

Congresswoman Maloney (D-NY) reintroduced her Breastfeeding Promotion Act. See http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1337&Itemid=61
for more info.

It was fun to be with so many other mamas amid the suits on the marble terrace of the congressional office building (I forget which one - the one furthest up the hill on a hot day!) We were going to take the Metro but ended up driving into the District, parking near the museum of the American Indian and walking up Capitol Hill. Elliott enjoyed taking it all in from his stroller, and I was one of the only women not wearing her baby in a carrier! We took a very short tour through the museum on the way back before our meter expired, and then Elliott fell asleep in the car minutes later.