Katie not only gets a brand new name (first and last, unlike those poor brides who only get to change one name), but she's on the fast-track to learning all of Xenu's secrets. What a lucky girl...

BTW, I misread the punctuation in the synopsis and thought that their baby was named "Barf". Now, that would be precious.

Geez, isn't there any room for whimsy in the adult world?

I go back and forth between Kate and Katie depending on my mood, where I am (business vs out with friends), who I'm talking to (hometown friends vs college+ friends), mom's family vs dad's family, and whether or not there is a really cute guy in earshot and if I think I won't wind up looking like a 32 year old trying to pretend she's 22 if I go with the "girly" version of my name.

Well, now we know what Tom really thinks of Nicole since they adopted kids together...wonder what what is the mature version of the name "Nicole?"

This is so stupid. Tom Cruise got that baby the same place where Wacko Jacko got his...

What if KATE thinks that Katie is a little girl's name? What if she's always hated it, and decided that's what she wanted. She hasn't exactly been available to talk to the media since her baby, being sensible enough to take care of what matters -- herself, and their child. What if Tom (as couples are wont to do) is only echoing Kate's words???

Until I hear all of your stupid assumptions about Tom Cruise from the mouth of someone (who is NOT "anonymous", or "a close family friend" or "A concerned party") who actually knows these people; I'm not buying this crap.

Talk about: Barf.

My name is actually Katie (not Katherine or Kaitlyn or any variant thereof), I'm way older that Katie Holmes/Kate Cruise, and I find it funny that Tom considers Katie a "girlish" name. My great-grandmother went by Katie until she died, in her 90s, surrounded by her many children, grand-children, and great-grandchildren. Maybe she just never grew up!

Tom Cruise has a penchant for saying incredibly stupid things in public. It's funny how much less attractive he seems now that I know he is a total nutcase (and he was never one of my favorite actors to begin with). At least his Kate/Katie comment isn't likely to influence someone not to seek psychiatric treatment when they need it.

was a guest anchor for one night on the NBC nightly news some years ago - and she was introduced as Katherine Couric. It'll be interesting to see what name CBS uses when she starts that job. I think most people have the same sense of name-appropriateness -Tom or Thomas Brokaw, but not Tommy Brokaw.

And this Broadsheet obsession with picking apart TC and KH's relationship is getting to seem perverse.

How on earth is this sensible? Was anyone injured? Is ultrasound a threat in some way?

This seems like random government interference to me. Does "keep your laws off our bodies" not apply to people who could afford ultrasound machines?

Ultrasound machines aren't toys for rich people to play with. They're medical devices - and if you use them too much or incorrectly you can harm your kid. Do you seriously have a problem with that?

According to the FDA: "Persons who promote, sell or lease ultrasound equipment for making 'keepsake' fetal videos should know that FDA views this as an unapproved use of a medical device. In addition, those who subject individuals to ultrasound exposure using a diagnostic ultrasound device (a prescription device) without a physician's order may be in violation of state or local laws or regulations regarding use of a prescription medical device....public health experts, clinicians and industry agree that casual exposure to ultrasound, especially during pregnancy, should be avoided. Exposing the fetus to ultrasound with no anticipation of medical benefit is not justified." The AMA agrees. The American College of Radiology fully supports the FDA views that fetal ultrasound be performed only for medical purposes, by certified technologists, with a prescription from an appropriately licensed provider.

The California law prevents the sale of ultrasound machines to unlicensed persons. Basically, you can't use an ultrasound machine on your wife if you aren't a doctor, because it's not a toy.

"Personal use" of ultrasound machines is forbidden? Does that mean they're still legal for impersonal uses?

Is there something I don't know about these machines? Are they unsafe in some way that say... motorcycles or chain saws are not? Why is this sensible?

I think if every word out of my and my spouse's mouth were hyper-analyized we'd sound like freaks too.

I've been taunted with my name in the past, so my heart is going out to their daughter Suri. Think about it: "Surrey with the fringe on top." Maybe as she's growing up, the other kids won't know about the musical Oklahoma. But when I was in school it was one of the favorite plays put on in drama class.

I'm still curious: WHY are they dangerous, exactly? Are they dangerous to use just once? Are women informed of the danger? Is there a limit to how many ultrasounds a woman can have? Is this enforced? How is the fetus damaged, exactly? Is the damage inevitable? Has anyone ever been sued for harming a fetus with an ultrasound device?

"Because it's not a toy." is not a useful argument.

I think what annoys me most is the idea that Cruise believes (as so many other people do) that maturation is signalled by childbearing.

I worry about that kid, I really do. And I'm not talking about the baby.

Tom Cruise was an emotionally abused child and is an incrediblt tense, uncomfortable (did you see him dance?), insecure and therefore controlling man. And he's just not a very bright guy. He's always trying to prove his intelligence to people -- like poor Matt Lauer.

And you know what many scientologists have in common (cruise, holmes, travolta, etc.)? They never went to college. :(