Angelina Jolie has revealed that baby Shiloh was planned, even though she had previously sworn off giving birth to a child herself.

She told Reader’s Digest recently: “Before I met Brad, I always said I was happy never to have a child biologically. He told me he hadn’t given up that thought.”

“Then, a few months after Z came home, I saw Brad with her and Mad, and I realized how much he loved him, that a biological child would not in any way be a threat. So I said, ‘I want to try.’”

The couple plan more children (”More biological, more adopted.”) in addition to the four children they already have, and that adopting an older child rather than a baby - as they did with latest member of the family, Pax - has been very rewarding so far.

Speaking of Pax’s arrival, she said: “The first two days, he cried a lot. I hired a translator, and he would explain what was going on.”

“The first night, I slept alone with him. I was expecting him to wake up and scream, but he woke and just stared at me. I handed him a stuffed animal, and we walked around the room pointing at things.”

“By day three, he didn’t want me to put him down. I think he got used to the reality that somebody loves you and that’s what a mommy is.”


“We had a long talk with Mad about the fact that his brother is going to be scared and that Mommy is going to have to give him attention. And we’ve tried to figure out a lot of private time for each of them.”

“When everybody goes to bed, we give Mad time. When everybody is at school, we give Shiloh time. In between, Z and Pax each get special time. And on Sundays we have a big family sleep, when the boys get in bed with us and we watch a movie. It started with Mad, then Pax, and now Z is desperate to move into the bed. We’re talking about having to build a bigger bed!”

She added that it amuses both her and Brad at how fast they’ve become a large - and growing - family: “I met this amazing person, and we realized we had very similar views on how we wanted to live our lives. It’s happened quickly, with so many children. Yesterday, picking up the kids from school, Brad turned around in the car, and there were three of them. He couldn’t stop laughing.”

“[Brad] couldn’t go with us to Vietnam to get Pax because he was working. But they got together very quickly. I think Pax, after seeing how much Zahara and Mad and Shi love Brad, understands that he’s his daddy. Everybody seems to be safe in his arms. He makes everybody laugh. He helps everybody.”