"I'm so tired"...or..."Why I've been MIA for a month"

It isn't that I haven't had anything to blog about, I mean come on, I have 4 kids after all. There is always something to brag about or laugh about. The reason for my absence is that my energy has vanished the last month and I haven't been feeling very well. Not to worry though, I did get checked out by the Dr., and though they did find a little something, they assure me I will get my energy back in another 18-20 years. It may even gradually return off and on throughout that time. I am somewhat used to exhaustion and lack of energy having 4 kids which is why with this little thing I'm in the midst of, it seems the last of my energy has been zapped. I'm sure at this point some, or most of you can guess what I have. It is pretty common. It is a little thing called...

PREGNANCY! 

You heard me right! We are having a baby. The kids are all ecstatic and we are too. The 5th little Andersen will make his or her arrival at the end of May (or if I'm lucky yet again, closer to the beginning) ;)

It is kind of strange to be at this stage again. We really had thought Lilli would be the caboose but once she started praying for a baby brother or sister we figured we might be headed down a different path than we thought. Kids prayers are very powerful! So we only have 30 weeks left and I think Lilli may just burst with excitement and impatience long before we get there. 

It will be interesting to find out what we are having not only because this baby is the tie breaker as far as boys versus girls goes but also because so far we have had a gender switch with each child. To this point it has been...boy, girl, boy, girl. SO will this one be the one to break tradition? Or will we have another little boy? Time will tell and though I'd really LOVE to wait for that moment in the delivery room when they say "Congratulations! It's a..." I know I'm not that patient. (Neither are the kids) So sometime near Christmas we will probably find out what this package contains. (I've always been one to try to figure out what my presents are before Christmas anyway) 

 My guess is that we are having a girl. Any guesses from you all?