Emily Burn: Maui Hawaii Babymoon// Days 1 & 2// & VLOG

Yesterday we got back, after a very long day of traveling from our "baby moon" trip to Maui, Hawaii. We had a fantastic vacation and I am so excited to share some of the details with you. First a little background on how we decided to go, where and when.

What many of you may not know is that my sister actually moved from Dallas to Maui late last summer. Soon after she officially moved my dad and step mom started talking about planning a family trip with everyone to go out there. By fall they had picked a time and rented a house for the first week of June. As soon as we found out I was pregnant, I counted out the weeks and had a feeling that would be too late for me to be traveling that far, sure enough our doctor confirmed at my first appointment. We were super bummed about not being able to go with my family on the trip, however we decided just to go early on our own. I quickly checked my Marriott account and realized we could cover the whole hotel stay with what was left of my points (I used to travel tons for my old job and rack up the points and status with Marriott) so with that covered it was a no brainer.

We always planned on and wanted to go on a babymoon anyway so we were so thrilled when we could make it work, get to see my sister, visit Hawaii and with a paid for hotel. All that was left was to decide when we could go, that would also be a good time in the pregnancy. We figured between 20-26 weeks would be an ideal time and found a time during that window where the hotel and flights were available.

So lets jump into the trip. We left bright and early on Thursday morning and made it to Maui before lunch time. My sister picked us up, we went to lunch then we went to the hotel to check in and explore. We stayed at the Wailea Beach Marriott and it was more beautiful then I even imagined, I would definitely recommend to any one planning a trip, it is right next door to the Grand Wailea.

We walked the property, checked out the beach and pools. Then we rested a bit, headed out to dinner and called it an early bedtime since it was 4 hours later at home and we got up at 3:45am that morning. Also when we got back to our room from dinner we had the sweetest little gift from the hotel welcoming us for our babymoon.

Since we got to bed early the night before we got woke up early but fully refreshed the next morning. We headed off first thing to the hotel restaurant for breakfast with a view.

After breakfast my sister picked us up and we headed out for our first mini adventure to Le Perouse Bay and the Mermaid pools.

It was a pretty easy hike around the bay with beautiful views, although some was on the lava rock. Then once we got close to the pools it was a little bit more difficult but still doable. Down a little hill we reached a secret little cove and the mermaid pools. We hung out there for a bit then headed back. The hike didn't feel to tough and this pregnant girl did fine but when I checked my steps after we finished it said we went over 5 miles which I was surprised to see.

After the hike we picked up some salads for lunch and headed back to the hotel to spend the rest of the day hanging at the pool and relaxing.