Ok, so we did it. We got a cat! For real this time, not just babysitting someone elses. :-)
She's a big (I mean big, You pick her up and automatically make that "ooof" sound) old (6) sweetheart! The first day the baby chased her all around the apartment, tugged at her whiskers and stepped on her tail. She hid for the next 3 days. She's just begun (day 4) to come out of hiding now and then.
I really really love adding a cat to our family dynamic!