Finally! A Peek At Suri Cruise

Magazine Photos Of Tom And Katie's Baby Revealed On CBS Evening News

(CBS)  Suri Cruise, the offspring of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, finally made her public debut Tuesday night when Katie Couric showed pictures of the 4-month-old girl during her first night as anchor of the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric.

The broadcast marked the first time images of Suri, the daughter of Cruise, 44, and his fiancé Holmes, 27, have been made public since her birth in Los Angeles on April 18 — ending months of speculation about the celebrity baby.

Photos of Suri with her parents in a photo shoot by Annie Leibowitz will appear in print in the pages of Vanity Fair magazine out Wednesday. Some were shown on air.

The cherubic-looking infant, who sported a full head of jet-black hair, was being held by her parents in the two shots shown on the newscast. Contrary to tabloid speculation, little Suri appears to be quite normal.

In less than two hours after the news aired, blogs like Celebrity Baby Blog and I'm Not Obsessed had published the photos.

The public's insatiable need to catch a glimpse of baby Suri has been fueling the tabloids ever since her birth. Unlike other many other celebrity babies' parents — like Shiloh, daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt who made her debut in People magazine shortly after her birth — Cruise and Holmes stalled in releasing photos of their new addition.

The absence of pictures sparked discussion on blogs and stories in tabloids about why the couple was keeping the baby out of the public eye. A July cover of Star magazine read: "What's Wrong With Baby Suri? — & Why Is Katie Hiding Her?"

In recent months, celebrity pals of the couple (dubbed "TomKat" by the tabloids) came forward, seemingly trying to debunk rumors that the parents were hiding their child because there is something wrong with her.

"King of Queens" star Leah Remini, who first saw Suri at Cruise's home in July, said there was nothing mysterious about the youngster.

"Suri is just like every other baby," she said. "She pees in her diaper, she sleeps, she wakes up every couple of hours. This is what babies do, OK; there's nothing abnormal about her."

Remini also defended the couple's decision to keep their baby out of the public eye.

"I think it's really scary," Remini said in a recent E! news interview. "It's their baby, you know what I mean? Unless you've been in a situation with these paparazzi, I fully support to not take your baby out in that environment — I support people who go — look it's my kid, I don't have to show you a picture, I don't have to do anything."