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I have figured out a way to do it! I built a script (as suggested above by some) that nicely enables you to delay parts of your launch file. See my answer here, which includes clear instructions and the script: http://answers.ros.org/question/51474/can-i-run-a-bash-script-using-roslaunch/?answer=157051#post-id-157051

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