Maddox was such a good little traveler! He was perfect on all the plane rides and basically just slept and ate. We had quite a journey to and from Maui. We flew from Boise to Salt Lake to Phoenix and stayed a couple nights with some friends there. Then we flew from Phoenix to LAX to Maui. We had the same stops coming home as well- quite a bit of getting on and off of planes and a lot of time in airports. Looking back, we should have bought direct flights. With Maddy, we had the stroller/car seat which made it easy once we got through security. We got to Maui on a Monday afternoon and it was beautiful! We stayed in a little apartment with Brent and Marina and it was right in front of the beach. The first afternoon we took Maddy out to the beach and dipped his feet in the water. He hated it. It was hilarious. I realized though that it was the first time he had felt "cold" water considering that he had only been in bath water up until that point. But he was a trooper. He went with us everywhere. We did the road to Hana and we woke up at 3 in the morning to drive up to the highest mountain and watch the sun rise above the clouds. Maddox pretty much lived in his car seat the whole week. We were out and about so much and when we were on the beach, he slept in his car seat/stroller. On Friday, he started getting really fussy and by Saturday night, Maddox was miserable. He was up every hour through the night with diarrhea every hour and wanting to eat every hour. I felt so bad for him. He had horrible diaper rash and probably a tummy ache. Sunday morning we decided to take him to urgent care but because they didn't accept insurance, we ended up at the emergency room. Of course, after a rough night, Maddox was the perfect baby for the nurses and doctors. I swear, they all thought I was a crazy paranoid mother. Maddox was laughing at the doctor and smiling at everyone. The doctor said that he most likely had caught a virus but not to be concerned since he was eating and didn't have a fever. I was so relieved and luckily the very next day, his diaper rash started to heal and his diarrhea wasn't as bad. I just felt really guilty for not being able to take him home to his own bed and back to his routine. Being sick and away from home is not fun. The last day in Hawaii, we took Maddy out to play in the water and at first, he fussed a little but then seemed to be okay with it. He looked so cute in his little swim outfits! During the week, I also took him to the hot tub a couple of times and he loved it. Before 4 pm, it wasn't heated so it was the perfect temperature. Maddox had a little float tube that he sat in and just loved it! While we were at the beach, I would lay Maddy out on my towel in the shade and somehow he would always find a way to put a hand or a foot in the sand. Every day he ended up completely covered in sand no matter how hard I tried. I am so proud of my little guy for being such a trooper and a good little traveler. Vacation was definitely different with a baby but I'm thankful for the experience and the beautiful atmosphere we were able to show Maddox. He is our everything and I am so glad he is feeling better! Aloha!
