Katie Holmes Graces the Cover of Harper's Bazaar

Katie talks about how great her life is: "I feel very lucky. I have a husband and children that I adore. I have a career that I really love. When I sit back and reflect, it's - wow! I am very grateful. Tom makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world and has since the day I met him. I love being with him. I love calling him husband."

Katie talks about her first date with Tom: "Here in Los Angeles, my first motorcycle ride...to the beach. It was amazing and fast. I was in love from the moment that I shook his hand for the first time."

Katie talks about motherhood: "I felt so proud to be having a baby and so excited. And I felt closer to other women-to my sisters, to my mom. I felt empowered, like 'I've given birth. I did it! There's nothing I can't handle... I've really enjoyed this time that I have taken to be with Suri as well as the challenges of the first couple of months: feeding and pumping, learning to decipher what each cry means-is she hungry? Is she tired? Does she need a fresh diaper? And figuring out how to really help her."

She touches on her career, plus more from Katie's photo shoot, after the jump.

Katie talks about her career: "I have a whole new set of responsibilities. My work is very important to me. My family is very important to me. When I go to work, it will be the right thing, worth my time and worth my time away from my family."

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