As for the new mama, she resumed her red carpet role as Cruise's arm candy, posing for pictures and waiting as he signed autographs and accepted baby gifts from fans who were both generous and clearly possessed of excessive free time.

According to People, one bystander handed Cruise a homemade gift of knitted pink toy blocks spelling out their new babe's much-disputed name. The magazine reported that Cruise handed the gift off to Holmes and embraced the giver with a tight hug.

"Thank you so much," he said. "This is really appreciated. I love homemade gifts. Have a wonderful summer."

Holmes, too, followed suit in offering appreciation to the fan.

"Thank you. They're beautiful...That's so sweet. I know just where to put them," she said.

As expected, Holmes' appearance overshadowed most of the night's festivities, as the spotlight quickly turned from M:I:III, which over the past week has had its fair share of media blitzing, to the former Dawson's Creek star's handling of her recent stork delivery.

According to People, after being asked by a fan about her weight, she replied, "I haven't lost that much." Still, the girl can take a compliment. When the fan insisted she looked--to borrow a superlative from Holmes' gushing fiance--amazing, she said, "Thank you. I try to eat healthy."

While it may have been Holmes' first night out since giving birth, it was far from Cruise's. The A-list star completed a borough-hopping tour of New York Wednesday, attending three separate screenings and making a whirlwind of the obligatory talk-show circuit.

Prior to his assault on Manhattan, the action star opted out of paternity leave, racking up frequent-flier miles by making the rounds at Rome, Paris, London and Mexico City premieres and press conferences.

Still, his one-man publicity team isn't hitting the brakes yet. As part of a national contest, the exuberant movie star is set for a one-on-one screening of the flick with a fan in Aberdeen, Washington, next week.