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Hi there! My name is Hayley. I graduated from Texas A&M in 2004 with a degree in Communications. I don’t really ever say “whoop”, and I don’t hiss at people who attended UT. I also don’t call it “TU”. I guess you could say I’m a bad Ag. I am a stay at home mom to two CRAZY little boys, Gunnar (5 ½) and Dietrich (1 ½).

 

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Now when I say they are crazy, I’m telling you, they are CRAZY. I am due in July with the third Crazy…another boy…the very thought of which fills me with joyful and eager anticipation, as well as fright and horror.

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 I’m married to the same fellow I’ve been dating since I was 16 years old….and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love that guy.

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Often times my thoughts are scattered, random, and sporadic (even more so now that I am pregnant), so that is how I will now describe myself to you…in a pregnant, scattered, random, and sporadic way.

I love bubble baths.  I’ve often said that if my day can start with a warm cup of coffee, and end with a warm bubble bath, I’m mostly good with whatever happens in between.  I began to really love tattoos when I was about 30, got three in a row (one of which was my son Gunnar’s initials), and then decided I was kind of over the whole thing. However, now I feel obligated to get at least two more, lest my other two sons feel like they got the short end of the stick.  I love to read.  I’d rather read than do just about anything else.  Reading WHILE taking a bubble bath is pretty much my dream come true. I LOVE our church, and our community of friends there. They are truly more like family than friends. I love diet cokes…but the guilt I feel over how horrible they are for me, really kind of outweighs the pleasure every time I drink one. My husband (Nason) and I are lucky enough to have BOTH sets of our parents close by, so we get a pretty decent amount of date nights, and yes, that makes us a bit spoiled, but it also makes me a huge advocate of living near your parents.  Everyone wins, I’m telling you. I could eat at Chuy’s every day of my life, and probably never tire of it.  I am convinced that I both love my children more deeply and more fiercely than the average mom, and yet also get more exasperated and more often in “ I want to pull my hair out” mode than the average mom. (I bet you feel that way, too). I love frozen margaritas (can’t wait to have one again in 3 months), traveling (my husband and I have been lots of places, but my favorite one is probably still Washington D. C), brainstorming cool baby name ideas (worthless pastime, as we are DONE with babies), discussion groups of almost any kind (if you are ever in a book club with me, you better come having actually READ the book, for heaven’s sake, and be ready to DISCUSS it), and I love to write (duh).

I wake up every morning happy and excited to see my kids. I enjoy them thoroughly throughout breakfast.  My enjoyment kind of peaks by about lunch. It begins to decline significantly from lunchtime through afternoon.  I don’t really like them at all by early evening. By their bedtime, I’ve decided I have no idea why I ever decided to have kids in the first place.  After they are in bed, I sit down (or get in the bathtub), and think “I am SO thankful for those kids, SO blessed by them, I LOVED my day with them, and there’s nothing else I would rather be doing with my life than being their mom”.  And then the cycle starts over the next day.

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Hayley Hengst
Hello AM readers! I'm Hayley. Stay-at-home mom to three boys/angels/tyrants (primarily tyrants). Most days, I am very content in that role. Other days, well, you know how it goes. I absolutely love writing for Austin Moms Blog. I also love: books, bubble baths, Mexican food, porch swings, and traveling. I hate: the hustle and bustle of trying to get out the door, on time, with all three of my kids. Seriously, I just kind of give up. You can read more about my crazy crew at www.motherfreaking.com!

3 COMMENTS

  1. Awesome post! I couldn’t agree more. Usually by afternoon rest time I’m ready to trade anything for a few moments of peace and quiet :-). 3 boys – congratulations! I didn’t know you were pregnant again. It’s insane but it’s awesome. Look forward to reading more of your blogs!

  2. Hayley – I always LOVE anything you post on FB so I just already know you will hands down be my favorite AMB contributor!!

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