Filling a spot

[5 Little Monkeys]

I would wait. I have stairs down to the daycare and then stairs outside as well. That is a lot of extra work when you have a young one that may not be walking/climbing yet plus supervising all the other ones on the stairs.

If an older child is what you would like and the spot is still some time away, I would hold out on confirming the new family. I have taken a group of young kids in the past because I didn't have the luxury of holding out. Now that my finances don't dictate me so much, I think waiting to find a child that fits better into my criteria is best.

boys and girls.....I started off with all boys. They were so quite, gentle, nice, calm....than I got a group of all girls and one boy and OMG!!! I miss my quite, drama free boys lol. The boy actually fits really well with the girls and dresses up and plays dolls. I now have 2 boys and 2 girls though. The original boy still plays with the girls more than the other boy lol. I personally don't even think of the gender when picking....for me, it comes down to age of child, personality of child and what the parents are like.