Saturday's protest

[celticdragonfly]

Saturday's protest did happen, and I thought it went really well. I'm not sure how many were there - it was a good little crowd. I was quite pleased with the signs we brought - ours were the best constructed and easiest to read. Someone else had done great stickers with the symbol in my icon, and somebody had made and brought buttons for everyone, and someone had printed nametags for the mothers. All very nice touches.

Maggie did great - she was very proud to carry her sign, and showed it off. She let other kids hold it some too. She demonstrated for a while, then went off to play with other kids.

We took a bunch of pictures, and the gallery is here:
http://pics.livejournal.com/celticdragonfly/gallery/0002ttxx?page=1
with some commentary with most of the pictures.

Mostly it was holding up signs for the traffic in cars to see. I had one lady I could see trying to read my sign - it said "THE BEST PLACE TO FEED YOUR CHILD IS WHEREVER YOU ARE" - I kept turning it so she could see it as she passed by - I saw her finish reading it and nod emphatically. That felt nice.

Jamie had fallen asleep in the car on the way there, so he mostly slept in the stroller. Alanna mostly slept in the sling. She woke up after a while, and seemed just happy to be there. She didn't get hungry, oh well. There were plenty of mamas and babies feeding when they needed it.

As we were leaving at the end of the hour, I had a car pull up next to me in the parking lot and ask me what this was all about. I think I did a good job of explaining it clearly and succinctly, and got a positive response. That made me feel good!

UPDATE: We had 30 adults. And... a lot of kids. Not sure how many.

Comments

[hopeevey.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[joyeuse13.livejournal.com]

Good for you for going out and doing something positive and necessary! Great pictures!

[jazz007.livejournal.com]

Awww! So many cute littles deployed to such a good cause!

If I may say, having not seen you since before Alanna was born, you're looking great!! You honestly look like you're less than even your pre-pregnancy weight, and while I don't mean to imply that you have been or ever will be less than pretty, it does seem noticeable.

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I am down about a dozen pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. I'm not really interested in dieting, but I do think I'm healthier than I was during the pregnancy, now that my little darling isn't trying to kill me from inside. I'd really like a chance to get more exercise in, walking and swimming.

[duckysmom.livejournal.com]

Great photos! Thanks so much for posting them.