The trip is not quite as crazy for us as it might be for some; we make trips up to Jacksonville (7+ hours) a few times a year, to Lakeland (5 hours) annually, and to Key West (3 hours) here and there as well. The kids are usually fine with the car, and the way we have it broken up gives us several hours a day to let them run around. Hopefully it'll be alright.

It is wow. And I have changed. I so wish I could have been comfortable with the idea of midwives and homebirth from the very beginning; from my pregnancy with Isaac, at least. But you live and learn, I guess. It's taken quite a lot to "unbrainwash" me. I like your vision just fine :)

And yeah, all four have been born in Homestead, Florida, except Jake was born in Miami. This is definitely different.