We can all breathe a little easier now. After months of rumors and wild speculation, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have chosen Vanity Fair as the organ that will carry the long awaited images of Suri, that fruit of their blessed union with the fruity name. The first glimpse of the cover, and the news that VF got the scoop, was broken last night on the CBS News debut of Katie Couric — hey, two Katies? What are the chances of that?

Jane Sarkin of Vanity Fair appeared on Larry King Live this evening for a full showing — every inch of the 22-page paean to most hyped baby picture since Shoah, or whatever the Brangelina brat is called — and avowed repeatedly to the ancient mariner just how incredible the whole experience was. The bath picture? “This big movie star just invited us into his bathroom,” Sarkin breathlessly informed him — just her and Annie Leibovitz, a couple of regular gals, just kicking it for five days while Tomkat made them feel right at home.

“She’s just an incredible mom,” Sarkin shilled, “she runs the house and plans all the meals.” Good thing there’s someone there to cook them!

There were no conditions of the interview, she insisted, and when King asked if she had asked Holmes if she was a Scientologist, the hard-hitting journalist admitted it never came up. Why would it? And they didn’t pay anything for the privelege of shooting them at home, either. Really. He doesn’t need the money. Just the good press. And some people as gullible as King.

Nice head of hair on that baby, though.