Handicap & Birthday

I started tutoring the son of a woman that I swim with in the mornings. A few weeks ago (I never told anyone at swimming that I was pregnant) - she told me people at swimming were asking about me moving from the faster lane to not so fast lane. I thought it was kind of nosy but ended up telling her I was pregnant. I assumed she'd tell everyone so that I wouldn't have to but she didn't tell anyone! I'm still going first in the lane I moved into and beating all the people I used to beat so really no one should be asking questions, I think she was just being nosy. One day last week a girl in my lane asked me what the deal was - you can definitely see that I have some extra space in my belly now - she just said, what's the deal, are you pregnant? Now what if I was just gaining some weight? I'd never ask this! So - the secret was out. I went on Wednesday and no one asked me (the girl wasn't there) but today somehow we were mid set, and the guy who was going behind me says, "how are you feeling, are you doing ok?" and I was probably looked at him like "HUH?!" I was far in front of him so I didn't know why he was asking me. I said "I'm fine?" and so he said "Oh ok - I didn't know you were pregnant." Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I automatically can't lead the lane or swim fast - I was kind of peeved as I left the wall to do the second 175 in the set. Later on the guy wanted to go first for a couple of sets and he did fine, but I felt like it was because he found out I was pregnant and thought he should go in front of me. I don't see it as a handicap. I'm still hanging in there.

Nick's first birthday party is supposed to be tomorrow at 4 pm- and here is the forecast:
They are calling for 6-12 inches. Here's what I was doing all afternoon:

Pasta salad with some additions
(I added broccoli & zucchini & whole wheat bowties &omitted eggplant)

cupcakes pre-icing

cookies pre-bagging

the mess of a kitchen

the veggies getting ready to be roasted for the pasta salad

The homemade 3 tiered cake stand with cupcakes and Nick's cake up top
Nick's cake:
icing - peanut butter, cream cheese and agave nectar, scant milk
cake:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ww pastry flour
1/8 cup agave nectar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 egg whites
cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
Complements - wholesomebabyfood and gf gidget
This cake turned out ok, but too much whole wheat flour I think!

These banana muffins Christine posted on her blog turned out very yummy -
this would make a good cake I think.
(top right and lower muffin)

2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tbs agave nectar
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
2 very large ripe bananas
1/2 cup ww flour
1/2 cup ground oats
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

I put icing(pb/cream cheese) on one for Nick's birthday breakfast tomorrow.
It's the one with the 1!



The kid favors
The birthday boy

The birthday cake - from the store !

We will have to see if the show will go on or be postponed until Sunday. We picked up the cake, bought a few balloons, and have to let the food people know (sandwiches) by 11am.. hoping that we can still have it. Either way, can't believe my little baby boy is turning 1. One year ago was the last day I taught a class! :(

Here is this Friday's HumNut Pizza:

containing black bean slider, tomato sauce,humnut sauce, avocado, spinach balls, and mozzarella cheese.

Challenge check- in:
Well ... I have not been adding up how much of what I have been eating but I have been making an effort to incorporate veggies - I made spinach balls yesterday and have been eating lots of tomato sauce. :)