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The Tomkitten has arrived. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the
high-profile pair dubbed TomKat by the media, had a baby girl Tuesday,
said Cruise spokesman Arnold Robinson. The baby, named Suri, weighed 7
pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches long, he said.
"Both mother and daughter are doing well," Robinson said in a prepared
statement.
The name Suri has its origins in Hebrew, meaning "princess," or in Persian,
meaning "red rose," the statement said.
The baby was born in Los Angeles but the exact location was not
disclosed.
Details surrounding the birth, which was planned under the
tenets of the Church of
Scientology as a silent procedure, weren't disclosed.
Outside the Beverly Hills home where Cruise and Holmes live, about a
dozen reporters and photographers stood by. Security officers inside the
compound videotaped the journalists.
The patrolman, who
identified himself as Officer Chase, said he was just making a routine
check, since activity around the area had been heightened for some time.
He asked if the baby had been born, was told yes, and drove off.
It was just about a year ago that Cruise's romance with Holmes became a
world sensation.
Cruise hopped up and down on a couch during an interview with Oprah
Winfrey as he professed his love.
"I can't be cool. I can't be laid-back," Cruise declared at the time.
"Something happened and I want to celebrate it."
The antics were widely
mocked but Cruise was unfazed
and continued to avow his affection for Holmes.
In June, Cruise announced to a Paris press conference that he had
proposed to Holmes atop the Eiffel Tower.
"Today is a magnificent day for me, I'm engaged to a magnificent
woman," he said.
No wedding date has been disclosed.
(Agencies) | 
