Right now I have my own son who is 3 1/2. I have two boys that just turned 2 years old, a 4-mo old infant boy, who is brothers with one of the two year olds, and a 14 month old. The 14 month old boy cries all day long! I had one day where he was amazingly good. No screaming or crying. Then the weekend came and it started all over again on Monday. My husband is home with me right now. His new job starts the middle of February. I had been thinking about terming this little boy because I just cant stand the screaming all day. The infant hears him and cries too. If someone comes to the door, either going in it or out of it, he screams. If the dog barks, he screams. If I leave the room, he screams. If I have him in the high chair and have to walk away for a second, even if Im in eye sight, he screams. God forbid if I go upstairs for a minute and leave my husband with them! He screams bloody murder and waits at the bottom of the stairs for me to come back down. He screams all day long. Its very disruptive and the other kids just stare at him and cant figure out whats wrong with him. He keeps me hostage in the area he is in and screams if I walk away at all.
Anyway, the lady next door had a baby 3 months ago. She wanted me to watch her son but I couldnt because I was full. Well, she came to me yesterday and asked if I had a spot open yet. I told her that I didnt. She was really upset. I guess the place where her son is now is not good. She thinks that the lady leaves her baby in his carseat all day, buckled in, even. She said that numerous times they pick him up and he's spit up all over his shirt and down his front and he's soaking wet. She said one day she came early to get him and the lady went into the bathroom to get him and he was in his carseat buckled in! She asked why he was in there and she said because she had just changed him and the doorbell rang. She isnt buying it. Yesterday she went to get him early from work and didnt call first because she wanted to catch her off guard. The baby was in her bedroom in the carseat buckled in wide awake with no supervision. She asked her about why her son was in there and she said that he was napping. He was wide awake and the mother told her that and she said "Oh, well, I had just changed his diaper." So why was he left alone in the bedroom in a carseat? Weird stuff going on. Anyway, she is desperate to have me keep him for her. The problem is: One of the moms that I have two boys that I watch full time doesnt want me taking in anymore infants. She wants her son to be the only one. I understand her logic but at the same time, how can I tell my neighbor "No" and let her continue keeping her child in the place she is in? I was thinking of having this baby take the place of the screamer boy that I have. I believe infants are easier to care for then toddlers. They arent mobile yet, etc.
What would you do in this case? I think I need to talk to the mother of the two boys I currently watch and let her know what Im doing so she can decide to keep her boys with me or not. Right now, my husband and I are both home all day. The ratio is super low. I would term the screamer boy and take in the infant. Even once my husband goes back to work, I'd still have the same number I have now. I look at it like this...her baby would have a playmate and her older son would still have the friends he's been playing with for a year now. Its a win-win. She might not think so. She may just term because she doesnt want me watching two babies.
Anyway, the lady next door had a baby 3 months ago. She wanted me to watch her son but I couldnt because I was full. Well, she came to me yesterday and asked if I had a spot open yet. I told her that I didnt. She was really upset. I guess the place where her son is now is not good. She thinks that the lady leaves her baby in his carseat all day, buckled in, even. She said that numerous times they pick him up and he's spit up all over his shirt and down his front and he's soaking wet. She said one day she came early to get him and the lady went into the bathroom to get him and he was in his carseat buckled in! She asked why he was in there and she said because she had just changed him and the doorbell rang. She isnt buying it. Yesterday she went to get him early from work and didnt call first because she wanted to catch her off guard. The baby was in her bedroom in the carseat buckled in wide awake with no supervision. She asked her about why her son was in there and she said that he was napping. He was wide awake and the mother told her that and she said "Oh, well, I had just changed his diaper." So why was he left alone in the bedroom in a carseat? Weird stuff going on. Anyway, she is desperate to have me keep him for her. The problem is: One of the moms that I have two boys that I watch full time doesnt want me taking in anymore infants. She wants her son to be the only one. I understand her logic but at the same time, how can I tell my neighbor "No" and let her continue keeping her child in the place she is in? I was thinking of having this baby take the place of the screamer boy that I have. I believe infants are easier to care for then toddlers. They arent mobile yet, etc.
What would you do in this case? I think I need to talk to the mother of the two boys I currently watch and let her know what Im doing so she can decide to keep her boys with me or not. Right now, my husband and I are both home all day. The ratio is super low. I would term the screamer boy and take in the infant. Even once my husband goes back to work, I'd still have the same number I have now. I look at it like this...her baby would have a playmate and her older son would still have the friends he's been playing with for a year now. Its a win-win. She might not think so. She may just term because she doesnt want me watching two babies.
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