in 2004, david goldman's wife, bruna, took their son, sean, then 4 years old, to brazil to visit her azil, remarried, got pregnant, then died during childbirth. david goldman fought for years to get sean back but his ex-wife's family fought, too, and the court battle went on for nearly five years. finally on christmas eve, 2009, david and sean goldman were reunited in brazil. we were there as they flew to new jersey on a jet chartered by nbc news. >> my little boy is five feet away, sound asleep, peaceful. >> reporter: it's great just being around him every day? >> yeah. it is. it fascinates me. >> reporter: two years later i got a chance to catch up with david and sean at home. what do you remember about two years ago? >> i remember coming home seeing all the snow. >> here's something else. >> to sean. >> reporter: this is sean back in 2009, a lot has changed since then. what's life like for you now? >> i get to wake up and spend time with my dad. i just love hanging out and stuff and playing basketball and baseball. >> reporter: sean took me upstairs to show me his room. this is coo