How/why we wanted Myah to be a brand rep.

It all started off with another mom with a little girl named Sabi who is also rocking a little something extra. (If your not already following them go follow them! @sabi.regalo_de_dios )

Sabi's mom Ory sent me a message one day and asked if Myah was a brand rep. I had no idea what a rep was and asked her how and what it was all about. She had told me it is where you apply for positions to help promote small shops and model there products. She sent me a couple small shops that were currently looking for reps and i checked them out. She also told me that i can search for some myself under the hastage brandrepsearch so i checked that out also. I absolutely wanted to get Myah started in being a rep. I was hesitant at first because i did not know how people would react to me entering her and her having down syndrome. The very first brand rep position i entered Myah in was a small shop called harry_and_dax (follow them on instagram) to my surprise they actually let her be a brand enthusiast which is almost the same thing. I was so excited but confused on how it worked but i got the hang of it. We have became brand reps to more small shops and absolutely love supporting them all! You can tell that each small shop we support and love put so much love into there creations.

The reason we wanted to let Myah be a brand rep/ enthusiast is because we want to show the world how beautiful she is even with an extra chromosome. We think her extra chromosome makes her extra cute! We want to change the face of beauty and show people that beauty comes in all forms. I love seeing other kids that also brand rep and are rocking an extra chromosome. Ever child is beautiful in there own special way!

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