Happy Halloween!

Dressing up babies is always fun, and for Halloween it's almost mandatory. It turns out babies are not only cute when dressed up, they're also sometimes amazingly articulate. Check out what these babies below are saying (scroll down) as we celebrate Halloween. And feel free to share this page with friends and family (or just send them this URL: www.momsrising.org/babyhalloween) so they too can enjoy the baby wit & wisdom and unreasonably cute pictures for Halloween. We guarantee it'll make them smile!

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Owl baby says, "I don't give a hoot about how busy you are, Congress. We need high quality early care and education opportunities. Don't leave us out on a limb!"

- Tell Congress that the children in our country are ready for the Early Learning Challenge Grants Fund legislation!

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Doctor baby's worried: "If we don't get healthcare reform soon, we'll just have to take care of ourselves.  Hey, these tongue depressors make good pick-up sticks."

- Urge Congress to get healthcare reform done now, and to get it right for kids and families.

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Ms. Piggy implores you to, "Fight swine flu (H1N1) and make sure our moms and dads can stay home if they're coughing up a hoof!"

- Sign the petition calling for paid sick days since nearly half of all private sector workers don't have access to a single paid sick day.

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Water babies are protesting: "We don't want to have to live in bubbles or wear shells! Get toxics out of our toys and homes!  Free the babies to live in fresh air!"

- Take action for safe toys and homes.

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Crabby Abbie says, "I'm just plain crabby that if things don't change I'm going to get paid less than the boy next door for the same job!  77 cents to a man's dollar awfully fishy!"

- Click here to send a letter via one-click email to your U.S. Senators now urging them to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.

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"We know we sometimes can be little devils, but... hey, we're cute and need a healthy start! Make sure our mamas have the time they need to breastfeed as pediatricians recommend--and that when moms return to work they have the time and privacy they need to pump so we can continue to benefit while they're working."

 

- Click here to send a letter via one-click to Congress urging them to support the Breastfeeding Promotion Act.

* HAPPY HALLOWEEN! *

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Special thanks to the photographers who donated their spectacular images: Tom Arma (www.tomarma.com) and Princess Paradise Costume Company (www.princessparadisestore.com)