Shower Scum is going DOWN

I live in Hawaii. I really can't complain about much. I love it here, minus a few things it's pretty perfect. However, we have lived in three different places since being here and each place has had one thing in common. Dark, dirty, disgusting showers. They are full of shower scum and mold and it is gross. I tried and tried to clean them to no avail. I would walk away sweaty and defeated by the shower scum once again. So what does one do at a time like this? In this day and age you turn to pinterest of course! I am not sure how many pins I looked through before I decided to try good old fashion vinegar and dish soap. This stuff wasn't some miracle cleaner, it needed lots of elbow grease, toothbrushes, and a bristle pad. But it did the job, mostly. Whoever decided it was a great idea to put ceiling to floor tile in a shower with no ventilation was not the brightest crayon in the box. 

Check out these before and after pictures, be warned this is filthy and I am terribly embarrassed. Don't judge me, I am a clean person I promise!!

Before.. yuck!

After, better but not great

Love,

the williams

Week 30

 Baby Williams is the size of a Cucumber! 

We only have ten more weeks. Wow, that went fast!

How far along? 30 Weeks

Total weight gain? 13.6 lbs

Maternity Clothes? Yes, because they are more comfortable!

Stretch marks? None, woo-hoo!

Best moment this week? Waking up to sea monster dance parties :) Oh and passing my glucose test! I did not want to take the three hour one!!

Miss anything? Not being bug food! I've gotten so many bug bites these last couple months

Movement? Oh Ya! He likes to get up in my ribs now

Food cravings? None this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick? nope!

Have you started to show yet? Yep, I'm growing one big belly.

Gender? Boy!

Labor Signs?  None.

Belly button in or out? It has mostly disappeared haha

Wedding rings on or off? Still on and loose :)

Happy or moody most the time? Luckily I've been very happy!

Looking forward to? Our doctors appointment on tuesday, last one before we leave the island!

Bookcase Closet DIY

Pinterest is an amazing and scary place. It has the ability to inspire you and make you feel like the most inadequate person all at the same time. I love it because I have found things I never would have even considered or known about before. Yet I have boards upon boards full of things that I have not looked twice at, or even considered to actually do. Like this bookcase closet, I pinned it ages ago, thought, "how clever is that?", and never looked at it again. And then I got pregnant...

You think Pinterest is scary, just wait till you experience the weird pregnant desire to accomplish things, clean and organize! One of the many things on my To Do list (which isn't actually a list more like a mental note, which is also probably why i keep forgetting things i want/need to do, maybe i should write it down..) was to make the little nugget a place for his clothes. Seeing as we live in a wonderful little one bedroom place he is going to be sharing our spacious bedroom with us. The only downside is that my crap takes up ALL of the closet space and we don't have much when it comes to extra accessible storage space. Then somehow in all my pregnant brain glory I remembered the said bookcase closet pin and was determined it would be made for our sea monster. Then I put it off for weeks.. hey, I can't be perfect! I finally got around to doing it this week, and couldn't be more thrilled that I did! Plus I finally got to experiment with chalk paint, two pinterest birds with one stone!

This is what I started with, something we picked up off craigslist when we first moved into our place for like $25 bucks. Not bad, but I need it to be white and preferably no longer have that weird rattan woven thing in the back. 

And this is what I got after one coat of homemade chalk paint. At which point I also ran out of my white latex paint and had to put the project on hold, LAME! Off to find more paint...

Here it is in all its two coat glory (still a wee bit wet hence the weird shine we got going on). Once it was dry I used SC Johnson paste wax and buffed the crap out of this bad boy. I was kind of dreading this part, but really it wasn't so bad. I would definitely rather buff with wax then take the time to sand before painting, but to each his own, right? Around this time I evacuated the premises to let the wax soak in and I headed off to Ace Hardware to find a suitable clothing rod. Since I am only hanging baby clothes I figured I could get away with just using a tension rod and nothing that actually had to screw into the sides of the bookcase. Luckily I scored a sweet little white rod and ended up with this...

Now I just need to move it into its actual spot in the bedroom *ahem, Joey* get some cute baskets for it, some baby hangers and add the cute decorative touches. Sooooo I still have a lot to do to it, but its painted and put back together! I will admit, I tend to just admire it every few minutes, I'm a proud mama!! Mostly I am just glad it is done, one more thing checked off that never ending mental to do list.

love,
the williams

Week 29

Baby Williams is now the size of an Acorn Squash! 

He also has a name, Hunter Caleb Williams!!

Had to go with the selfie bathroom shot today, and I chose to be a bum all day, oh well!!

How far along? 29 weeks

Total weight gain? 13 lbs

Maternity clothes? Still mixing and matching with regular clothes

Stretch marks? Nope.

 Best moment this week? Seeing him squirm around on our ultrasound, and just knowing that he is growing and healthy.

Miss anything? Sitting long periods of time comfortably, it's funny how that extra weight affects you.

Movement? So much that you can see it through my shirt!

Food cravings? Watermelon! Having to share it with Joey has been tough.

Anything making you queasy or sick? not lately, phew!

Have you started to show yet? I feel like I wake up bigger and bigger every day!

Gender? Definitely a BOY!

Labor signs? None

Belly button in or out? Half in, half out <--it's a stubborn one.

Wedding rings on or off? On!

Happy or Moody most the time? Happy :)

Looking forward to? Finishing my DIY closet for the sea monster AND going home in 13 days!!

Fancy little Bow Ties

Bow ties. They are just so fancy! 

They are also all the rage right now for little men. Seeing as I have a little man on the way I figured, why not make some? You can find endless amounts of tutorials for them all over Pinterest, but I happened upon this one here and it looked so easy I knew even I could do it! Anything with a little sewing and a hot glue gun, count me in!

I didn't have many fabric scraps to choose from and I wanted to try it out before I go and buy some more fabric so I used some left over blue flannel for this one. I like the way it turned out, the next time I make these I will probably change up a few things but ultimately little man has one super cute bow tie so he can be fancy whenever he wants :)

please don't mind the wrinkled onsie..

Week 28

Heellloooo THIRD TRIMESTER!! We've made it to the home stretch!

Baby Williams is now the size of an Eggplant! 

How far along? 28 weeks

Total weight gain? About 11 lbs

Maternity clothes? Still mixing and matching with regular clothes

Stretch marks? Nope.

 Best moment this week? I still love his little hiccups, they went on for a good 3 to 4 minutes in church the other day :)

Miss anything? Being able to move with out feeling jabs of pain. That darn round ligament gets me every time!

Movement? He moves so much sometimes it looks like my belly is having a little dance party!

Food cravings? Nothing really..

Anything making you queasy or sick? not lately, phew!

Have you started to show yet? Yes, and it just keeps growing

Gender? Definitely a BOY!

Labor signs? None

Belly button in or out? Half in, half out

Wedding rings on or off? On!

Happy or Moody most the time? Happy :)

Looking forward to? Our doctors appointment on Thursday, it will probably be Joeys last one before baby Williams actually arrives.

Snickerdoodle Bread!

Yes, you read that correctly, Snickerdoodle bread! Be amazed, I was. This recipe combines two great loves of mine, snickerdoodles and bread, how could it be anything less than amazing? Also I am not sure if it is all of these pregnancy hormones (or the fact that I finally have nice baking dishes) but I have been baking up a storm lately. I've always loved baking, but these days I can not make it through the day without a thought crossing my mind that goes something like, "Mmm, I should bake that!" 

I had been secretly storing some bananas to make banana bread but the hubsters decided to eat one! I was shocked, since when does he eat the speckled bananas.. he must have been hungry. Then I happened upon this little gem of a recipe thanks to pinterest, since I was sans one nanner I gleefully opted for this bread instead :) 

Oh hello there delicious :)

Want to make your own? Sure you do!

Ingredients:

*2 1/2 cups flour

* 2 tsp. baking powder

* 1/2 tsp. salt

* 2 tsp. cinnamon

* 1 cup butter (softened)

* 2 cups sugar

* 3 eggs

* 1 tsp. vanilla

* 3/4 cup sour cream

* 1 pkg. Hershey's cinnamon chips (optional)

* 3 tbs. sugar

* 3tsp. cinnamon

Instructions:

1) Cream butter, sugar, salt and cinnamon until fluffy. Add eggs and mix well.

2) Add vanilla and sour cream and mix well.

3) In a separate bowl mix flour and baking powder. Combine with wet ingredients and mix well

4) Add cinnamon chips and stir into batter

5) Spoon batter into 2 loaf pans, about 2/3 full.

6) Mix 3 tbs. sugar and 3 tsp. cinnamon in a bowl and sprinkle over the batter in each loaf pan.

7) Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes. Let cool before removing from pan

Out here in Hawaii my local store didn't have any cinnamon chips so I left them out this time, but it was still delicious! You can also make this in mini loaf pans, which most people seem to do, just cut your baking time in half. It will make four mini loafs. 

love,

the williams