Tom Cruise Buys Sonogram Machine

By: Shannon Gossage

The interview was taped October 30 with Barbara Walters for the upcoming special Barbara Walters: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005 which is set to air on Tuesday. Cruise fessed up to having purchased a sonogram machine to track the progress of his and Katie Holmes’ unborn child. Said Cruise, "I bought a sonogram machine. I am going to donate it to a hospital when we are done." A surprised Walters replied, Wait, you are going to do your own sonogram?" Cruise laughed and said, Yes." Ok, can this guy get any more weird? Who does that? Buys a sonogram machine for your home?

Cruise said he did not yet know the sex of the baby. He said, "Barbara, I would tell you. I would say, ‘I know if it’s a boy or a girl and I’m not telling you." When asked by Walters what he saw on the machine, Cruise replied, "A little baby." What was he expecting to see? An alien? A puppy?

Cruise and Holmes have decided to wait until after the baby is born to tie the knot. Since no one seems quite sure just how pregnant Holmes is, no one seems to know just when the little Cruiselet will be making its appearance. Cruise said, "We are going to get married next summer or early fall. We don’t have a date set yet." The couple began dating in April of this year, only two months after her split with actor Chris Klein. They announced their engagement in June and in October they announced their pregnancy. They met, fell in love, got engaged, and got pregnant all within the span of six months. Really…what’s the hurry?