Last night, Jordan and I had an opportunity to speak to Contessa Brewer on CBS News' live streaming news site, CBSN. We were excited to continue spreading the word about our petition to encourage American Girl Brand to consider adding a limb difference option.

The petition is a week old today. As I write this post, it has more than 12,000 signatures. Crazy, right?

As this petition grew, it started to catch the attention of some of my friends in the news business. I was asked if Jordan and I could go over to one of our area newsrooms after work to record a live interview. Obviously I said yes! Any chance to spread the word is awesome.

Jordan and I had a great time sharing why we are passionate about making limb differences a mainstream look.

You can also watch the whole interview by going to the CBSN website.

I am so proud of Jordan. She did such a good job. This is a strong kid, I tell you. If you watched the video, you know Contessa read a portion of a statement from American Girl. Here's the whole statement:

"First, we appreciate the enthusiasm and trust our customers have in American Girl to create a particular doll or story. We’re very proud of our positive reputation for diversity and inclusiveness, and we remain committed to exploring and expanding in this important area. The new Diabetes Care Kit and Arm Crutches are further evidence of our ongoing efforts in this space.

Each day, American Girl receives hundreds of passionate requests for specific dolls, stories, or accessories to be created. While we know each request is important, at this time (as in years past) we are unable to accept product ideas or guarantee when, or if, a particular product will be developed. That said, our design teams are constantly exploring new ways to enhance our doll lines with items that resonate with girls on a variety of levels. Girls like Jordan inspire us every day, and we look forward to creating new products, stories, and experiences that celebrate the countless unique qualities in all of them."

I look at this as more reason to keep the petition going and let the company keep limb differences in the minds of the American Girl design team! I also think it's very kind of them to mention Jordan. But I think we are even more inspired to encourage the brand to bring limb differences into the mainstream! Let's keep the petition growing! The kind folks at Change.org helped make it a little easier to share the link. If you are trying to share it, you can now use change.org/dollsfordifference