COVER STORY--Pax's New Life
COVER
STORY
--
Pax
's
New
Life
By Michelle Tauber and Mary Green
By
Michelle
Tauber
and
Mary
Green
The actress and 3-year-old Pax Thien Jolie, whom she adopted last weekfrom an orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, left Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport in a private jet on Wednesday, bound for home--and, for Pax, a new life - in the U.S.
The
actress
and
3-year-old
Pax
Thien
Jolie
,
whom
she
adopted
last
weekfrom
an
orphanage
in
Ho
Chi
Minh
City
,
left
Hanoi
's
Noi
Bai
Airport
in
a
private
jet
on
Wednesday
,
bound
for
home
--
and
,
for
Pax
,
a
new
life
-
in
the
U.S
.
Jolie, 31, understands the challenges her new son will face as the latest addition to the world's most famous multicultural family.
Jolie
,
31
,
understands
the
challenges
her
new
son
will
face
as
the
latest
addition
to
the
world
's
most
famous
multicultural
family
.
"You can imagine what courage it takes to be in all new surroundings, with new people and a new language," she tells PEOPLE in its new issue.
``
You
can
imagine
what
courage
it
takes
to
be
in
all
new
surroundings
,
with
new
people
and
a
new
language
,
''
she
tells
PEOPLE
in
its
new
issue
.
"He is very strong."
``
He
is
very
strong
.
''
But she is committed to making his transition as smooth as possible.
But
she
is
committed
to
making
his
transition
as
smooth
as
possible
.
"It will take him a while to realize he has a family," she says, "and that his new life is permanent and that it won't keep changing."
``
It
will
take
him
a
while
to
realize
he
has
a
family
,
''
she
says
,
``
and
that
his
new
life
is
permanent
and
that
it
wo
n't
keep
changing
.
''
The boy with the sweetly shy smile and the big brown eyes joins big brother Maddox, 5 (adopted from Cambodia), sister Zahara, 2 (adopted from Ethiopia) and 10-month-old Shiloh, the daughter born to Jolie and Brad Pitt, 43, in May.
The
boy
with
the
sweetly
shy
smile
and
the
big
brown
eyes
joins
big
brother
Maddox
,
5
(
adopted
from
Cambodia
)
,
sister
Zahara
,
2
(
adopted
from
Ethiopia
)
and
10-month-old
Shiloh
,
the
daughter
born
to
Jolie
and
Brad
Pitt
,
43
,
in
May
.
As for Dad, because Vietnamese regulations don't allow unmarried couples to co-adopt, Jolie adopted Pax as a single parent while Pitt remained inprefix = st1 /Los Angeles, where he is filmingThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
As
for
Dad
,
because
Vietnamese
regulations
do
n't
allow
unmarried
couples
to
co-adopt
,
Jolie
adopted
Pax
as
a
single
parent
while
Pitt
remained
inprefix
=
st1
/Los
Angeles
,
where
he
is
filmingThe
Curious
Case
of
Benjamin
Button
.
"He has specific days on the movie that couldn't be changed or production would run over," says his rep.
``
He
has
specific
days
on
the
movie
that
could
n't
be
changed
or
production
would
run
over
,
''
says
his
rep
.
But Jolie still made sure to bring a welcoming committee: Joined by Maddox and Zahara - Shiloh has been on theButtonset every day with her father--the new mom used her first few days with Pax to begin gently bonding with him and to ask her other kids to do the same.
But
Jolie
still
made
sure
to
bring
a
welcoming
committee
:
Joined
by
Maddox
and
Zahara
-
Shiloh
has
been
on
theButtonset
every
day
with
her
father
--
the
new
mom
used
her
first
few
days
with
Pax
to
begin
gently
bonding
with
him
and
to
ask
her
other
kids
to
do
the
same
.
"We are slowly beginning to build his trust and bond," Jolie says, "but it will feel complete only when we are all together."
``
We
are
slowly
beginning
to
build
his
trust
and
bond
,
''
Jolie
says
,
``
but
it
will
feel
complete
only
when
we
are
all
together
.
''
For exclusive photos - plus details on Angelina and Pax's first moments together, what Pax's life was like at the orphanage and more - pick up this week'sPEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
For
exclusive
photos
-
plus
details
on
Angelina
and
Pax
's
first
moments
together
,
what
Pax
's
life
was
like
at
the
orphanage
and
more
-
pick
up
this
week'sPEOPLE
,
on
newsstands
Friday
.
COVER STORY--Pax's New Life  By Michelle Tauber and Mary Green  The actress and 3-year-old Pax Thien Jolie, whom she adopted last weekfrom an orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, left Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport in a private jet on Wednesday, bound for home--and, for Pax, a new life - in the U.S.  Jolie, 31, understands the challenges her new son will face as the latest addition to the world's most famous multicultural family. "You can imagine what courage it takes to be in all new surroundings, with new people and a new language," she tells PEOPLE in its new issue. "He is very strong." But she is committed to making his transition as smooth as possible. "It will take him a while to realize he has a family," she says, "and that his new life is permanent and that it won't keep changing."  The boy with the sweetly shy smile and the big brown eyes joins big brother Maddox, 5 (adopted from Cambodia), sister Zahara, 2 (adopted from Ethiopia) and 10-month-old Shiloh, the daughter born to Jolie and Brad Pitt, 43, in May.  As for Dad, because Vietnamese regulations don't allow unmarried couples to co-adopt, Jolie adopted Pax as a single parent while Pitt remained inprefix = st1 /Los Angeles, where he is filmingThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button. "He has specific days on the movie that couldn't be changed or production would run over," says his rep.  But Jolie still made sure to bring a welcoming committee: Joined by Maddox and Zahara - Shiloh has been on theButtonset every day with her father--the new mom used her first few days with Pax to begin gently bonding with him and to ask her other kids to do the same.  "We are slowly beginning to build his trust and bond," Jolie says, "but it will feel complete only when we are all together."  For exclusive photos - plus details on Angelina and Pax's first moments together, what Pax's life was like at the orphanage and more - pick up this week'sPEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.