New neighbors....

So, in the apartment complex I live in, there are 4 apartments, two upstairs and two downstairs. I live in one that is downstairs. Last semester there were mostly girls living here, we were all quiet, and no one really had any problems with anyone else. Now, one of the girls moved out while I was in Washington, and the other day I came home from work and there was a U-Haul in the parking area, so I knew someone was moving in. Little did I know, they'd be the loudest, most annoying people I've ever not met in my entire life.

Now, you may think I'm being over dramatic about all of this, but I can assure you I'm not. Above me now lives a couple, a young child (I'm assuming around 1 or 2), and a dog. The couple argues constantly, the child cries every now and then but is quickly screamed at, and when the family goes out, the dog won't shut up. I've also been talking to the other upstairs neighbor about this (via facebook lol), and she said the new tenants also make the entire upstairs smell...

I've thought about going about this several different ways. First, I called my mom and she said I could go up there and let them know I heard there baby, and that I just thought I'd let them know that if they need a break or a babysitter, that I'm just down stairs and if I'm not working or in class, I'd gladly help out since I'm the oldest and have plenty of experience babysitting. Now while that sounds like a great idea, I don't want them to fire back something about their child being none of my business, or even having them accept it and abuse the fact that I offered to babysit and dropping their kid off at my apartment constantly.

Another way I think this could be handled is by leaving a polite note on their door asking them to please keep their voices down and their yelling to a minimum since they're surrounded by college kids that work late so they would like to sleep in. And also asking them not to use swear words like "GD" and dropping the F-bomb every other word at their child, and also requesting that they figure out a way to make their dog stay quiet while they're not home, perhaps by keeping a television or radio on, so it gets use to others making noise, or opening doors.

I'm really not sure how to go about this, but if I wake up one more time because of their incessant arguing, I'm going to pitch a fit, and alert the landlord. The biggest thing that bothers me is them yelling at their child, and not trying to resolve the issue. I feel so bad for that poor kid. I'm not even sure what to do...

ANY IDEAS?!