I have had parents in the past put on bed rest or for whatever reason had to stop work for medical reasons during the pregnancy. In the case of bedrest the child stayed full time but I never saw mom for 3 months just dad. In the other case the child went part time. Had you talked to the mom about during the mat leave as to whether the older child was going to continue to come some days at least?
If you have the space and you know that the child is going to be part time at best for the next year including the mat leave then I would probably advertise for a full time child so your income stays stable. Then just let the current child come on whatever schedule the mom needs and consider the money your personal bonus money and treat yourself or your house to something nice or compensate your daycare program by using his income for new supplies to make the days with the extra kids go smoother - a duplicate of a favourite toy they fight over, new craft ideas or more blocks so more can play, a new seasonal wall decoration set so you change things out and feel energized.
Doing this will take the stress away from you and you won't be worried about income and what is happening down the road since it doesn't effect you anymore in that way. You not feeling stressed will actually make looking after the extra child part time go smoother than if you didn't have another full time child but lots of stress.
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