I am thinking of getting a cat. Okay, kitten. As kids growing up we had a cat, we tormented him with love, and he was a lovely moggy. I think we are more dog people, even though we had a few kitties in the years before children. We were worried about the cats sleeping in the cot and being tormented by the baby as they got bigger and more mobile, so we rehomed the kitties.

We have one dog, who comes inside every now and again, but she is an outside pooch. The kids have said numerous times they would like a cat, and its often on my mind. For a while I wondered if it was a metaphysical thing (and should I be aware of what messages a cat was bringing me), but I wonder if its just me wanting a cat. I am now a SAHM, and probably will be for quite some time after bubs is born. will I have my hands too full with kids, baby and cat? Would I be better off getting two cats (kittens) to keep eachother company? The wuestion of getting or not to get is further made difficult because there are so many kitten for sale/to good home signs around town.

And would I be better off getting male or female kittehs? (to be desexed of course)