Wonderful! I definitely have a feeling that my chids don't need me - when we got back from a holiday, our paph x seedling pushed out a new leaf after months of sitting there doing (seemingly) nothing!
That's fantastic, cheers to your success! I'm often pleasantly surprised by how hardy orchids are, heck they do better when I forget about them...well okay not the little guys...
Looking forward to your 'Show' & I'd say go ahead and post here so we can compare.