I Wonder If They'll Ever Play Together?

The world's long wait is finally over!

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise welcomed the arrival of a 7 pound, 7 ounce baby daughter, named Suri into the world on Tuesday.

Sandy Cohen of The Associated Press helps spread the joyous news:

Her name has its origins in Hebrew, meaning "princess," or in Persian, meaning "red rose," [couple spokesman Arnold] Robinson said in a statement. "Both mother and daughter are doing well," the publicist said.

Details about the birth weren't disclosed, but it had been planned to take place as a silent procedure under the tenets of the Church of Scientology, to which both Cruise and Holmes belong.

Cohen further explains:

In a strange twist of fate, Suri was born on the same day Brooke Shields gave birth to her daughter, Grier Hammond Henchy. Shields and Cruise had a public spat last year after he criticized the actress for taking antidepressants following the birth of her first child.

Cruise, echoing the position of Scientology, said depression can be treated with exercise and vitamins rather than drugs. Shields dismissed the actor's remarks as a "ridiculous rant."

Talk about Irony. I think that the one person out there that said Holmes and Shields would give birth on the same day should go out and play the lottery.

In celebration of TomKat's happy news, Scott Brown of Entertainment Weekly has posted A silent-birth announcement of the event on the mag's blog, known as the Popwatch.

I wish both families nothing but the best...I really do. I hope Suri, in particular, finds her way in life very pleasant and stress-free (given who her famous dad is and his predilection for jumping on couches and all).