[cwhammond]

When we were there Nov. 2006-Jan 2007 we had 2 weeks of visitation and court in our fourth week there. My husband went home during the 2 week wait and then came back. I stayed and kept bonding with our baby. We received custody 15 days after court (so ti was 6 days alone with our new baby before my husband got back). Since it was over the holidays I think we took a bit longer. We were in Almaty for 6 days and at that point we had already had custody for almost 2 weeks (by the time we got there). The split trip wore my husband out and this time we're both staying the whole time and bringing our son. Our folks are talking about coming but probably won't have them come until after the first two weeks or so are up. Thinking one set during the 2ww and the other for custody and the trip to Almaty. It is so worth it to stay and bond and the other responder was correct in saying you'll never get this uninterrupted time with your family again (unless you back for #2 like us ).