When Julie B. Carr was pregnant, her mother asked her, �What�s happening to your baby today?� Challenged, Julie did extensive research to answer that question and came up with a unique countdown guide/journal, which she self�published. Her self-publishedCountdown to My Birthnow has over 12,000 copies in print. Most of the sales have been to infant shops, maternity shops, and hospital gift stores. Julie lives with her husband and two children in Oregon.