[sienna5]

I will be traveling in late August or September (without delays - hope, hope).

You probably want to talk to your agency (or include in the interview for agencies) about the in-country time. It seems like the "normal" time for two trips is about 3 weeks and I plan at least a few extra days. Then I will come home (which will be very hard) and may go back for a week to ten days. But my agency now has escort services that may be available. I say "may be" because they are not guaranteeing that someone is available for the escort. It is about a cost push since you have to pay for that travel also. But it sounds kind of good to be more rested at the start of our life here.

This is the hard part - Kaz has some unknowns and I am telling everyone to plan for unknowns. You still sometimes hear of getting custody of kids which would mean staying. Or every now and them the waiting period is still waived. So I am planning to do the "there and back again" approach, hoping the escort option is there if I want it, and planning for a long stay if needed. If I stay a long time there, it will really cut down on my home time here before I go back to work.

I am not sure if there are any certainties in international adoption. But Kaz travel does seem to be one of the wildest cards in the process.

I hope this helps - good luck.