Agree on Freedom Heavy Haul. We use them for pump trailer moves all the time. Their dispatch is 24/7 and they handle the pilot cars and route planning in-house. Don't bother with anyone else in the basin.

Man, that's just how life works with kids and travel too, right?

Man, eight months is a long haul. I had a similar fight with a Miltoniopsis using the sphagnum moss method, and it felt like forever. What finally sped things up for me was switching to a small clay pot with a really chunky bark mix (like the Orchiata brand), and I only watered when the pot felt light. The clay helped dry things out faster between drinks, which those fat roots seem to love once they start over.