Tom Cruise Vows: 'We'll Have More Children'
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Some new dads feel marginalized during their first few days and weeks with baby, but Tom Cruise was in a unique position to offer support and guidance to wife Katie Holmes, a first-time mom, after the birth of their daughter Suri, 2 ½. "I feel I was a very helpful husband and excited about it," the 46-year-old father of three tells The Mirror, and the memories of caring for a newborn came flooding back. "It was especially nice as it was Kate’s first time," he explains. "I’ve been around kids my whole life but it’s different when they’re yours." With each child he’s welcomed — including Isabella Jane, 15, and Connor Antony, 13, with ex-wife Nicole Kidman — Tom says that his confidence as a father has only grown.
"I’ll never forget the first night with Bella. I was looking at every breath she took and we laugh about it now as I told her, ‘I think I kept you up more than you did me that first night.’ I’ll never forget my mother coming in the morning to teach me how to bathe Bella. And Suri…you know those times we all have that are magic when they’re asleep on our chest? I knew the drill…it’s gas, diaper, hungry, you know?"
Times have changed dramatically since Bella and Connor were babies, both with regard to Tom’s profile as an actor and the aggressiveness of the paparazzi. He is adamant that neither will factor in to how Suri is raised, however. "I don’t want her to be afraid of people," Tom says. "I’m not going to live in fear or have her be frightened of people." It’s an approach which is already paying off. Tom shares,
"Kate is so calm and loving and Suri is the same…She’s very open and warm with lots of love and understanding. She’s happy and fun. She’ll just wave to people in the street."
From the sound of things, if Tom has his way, Suri will become a big sister someday herself! "We’ll have more children," he says. "I’m saying this, but Kate’s not here!"
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When Bella and Connor are with Tom, he says that his family of five leads a low-key lifestyle. It begins with a family breakfast, and moves on to watching movies, football, coloring and reading books to Suri, and always spending their evenings together as a family. "Kate is an artist so there are always lots of arts and crafts and fun things," he adds.
"It’s really just enjoying our family getting together. At breakfast we talk about what’s going to happen in the day, how’s school? How’s the book you’re reading? Did you finish your homework? … Our life is what it is. We actually have a very normal but exciting life. I feel very fortunate."
Tom’s new movie, Valkyrie, opens December 26th.
Source: The Mirror
