Day 8: Our Punta Cana Babymoon

We cannot believe it's already over. Day 8. The last full day. The kind of day where you lie in bed a little longer than usual, not because you're tired, but because you genuinely do not want it to end.

If you've been following along on the channel, you already know this trip has been everything we needed — and honestly, a little more than we expected. But before we get into all the feelings, watch the full Day 8 video right here so you can see exactly how we spent our final day in paradise.

Slow Mornings Are Underrated

We have a confession: we are not slow-morning people. Back home in Mississauga, mornings are alarms, packed lunches, and cold coffee reheated twice. But somewhere around Day 3 of this trip, we figured out how to actually do nothing — and by Day 8, we had perfected it.

Samantha ordered the same breakfast she'd been ordering all week: fresh fruit, toast, and a passion fruit juice that she is still thinking about. Amir went full resort mode with eggs every which way. We sat on the terrace, watched the palm trees do their thing in the breeze, and just... talked. About the baby. About what kind of parents we want to be. About how weird and beautiful it is that the next time we take a big trip, there will be three of us.

That kind of conversation doesn't happen easily at home. The babymoon gave us the space to have it.

What a Babymoon Actually Means to Us

We want to be honest about something: we went back and forth on whether to even do a babymoon. It felt a little indulgent, and Samantha was nervous about travelling at 28 weeks. But our OB gave us the green light, and we decided that if we were going to do it, we were going to do it properly.

For us, it wasn't about luxury for the sake of luxury (although the resort was absolutely gorgeous). It was about intentional time together before everything changes. Amir's family in Punjab and Samantha's family back in Vietnam both have this deep cultural understanding that the time before a baby arrives is sacred — you rest, you prepare your heart, not just your nursery. A babymoon felt like our version of honouring that.

Punta Cana delivered on every level. The water is that impossible turquoise colour that doesn't look real in photos but is somehow even more surreal in person. The food at the resort was surprisingly varied — Samantha could always find something that worked for her pregnancy cravings (mango. always mango). The pace was gentle. Nobody rushed you. It was exactly what we needed.

A Few Tips If You're Planning a Babymoon

We got so many questions in the comments throughout this series, so here's a quick roundup of what actually helped us:

Book an all-inclusive. Hear us out — we are usually the couple that wants to explore locally and skip the resort bubble. But when you're pregnant and you just want to rest without making seventeen decisions a day, all-inclusive is a gift. Everything is handled. You just show up and breathe.

Get a room with a view or a private terrace. We spent so much time just sitting outside and talking. That space was everything.

Travel in the second trimester if you can. Samantha was at her most comfortable between weeks 24 and 30. Not too early, not too late. Always check with your own doctor, but that window worked really well for us.

Bring your own snacks from home. Samantha had her specific crackers, her specific nuts, the little things that made her feel settled. Don't rely entirely on what's available at the resort.

Plan one or two light excursions, not ten. We did a gentle catamaran trip earlier in the week and kept the rest of it low-key. That balance was perfect.

The Feelings at the End

We're not going to pretend Day 8 wasn't a little emotional. Packing up felt heavier than usual. Not because we didn't want to go home — we did, we were ready — but because we both understood what this trip represented. A closing of one chapter. The last big exhale before we become three.

Amir kept saying, "Next time we come somewhere like this, we'll be teaching a little one how to splash in the waves." And every time he said it, Samantha had to pretend she wasn't tearing up.

We took one last walk on the beach before heading to the lobby. We took too many photos. We held hands and didn't say much. Sometimes you don't need to.

Thank you, Punta Cana. You were exactly what we didn't know we needed.

🎥 Watch Day 8 of our Punta Cana Babymoon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IPEGmeikok

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