Anderson Cooper Announces the Birth of His Son, Wyatt Morgan Cooper
Anderson Cooper is a dad! He shared the news of his son's arrival on CNN this evening at the end of the network's global town hall, along with a few pictures of the baby boy, whose name is Wyatt Morgan Cooper.
"On Monday, I became a father," Cooper said. "I've never actually said that before, out loud, and it still kind of astonishes me. I am a dad. I have a son. And I want you to meet him."
CNN's @AndersonCooper is a dad.
"On Monday I became a father. I've never said that out loud and it astonishes me," he said Thursday at the end of the #CNNTownHall.
Wyatt Morgan Cooper was born on Monday, weighing just over 7 pounds. https://t.co/oJbtbPmDxV pic.twitter.com/Ihek1IuZdH— CNN (@CNN) May 1, 2020
Cooper also announced the newest member of his family on Instagram, sharing that Wyatt is named after his own father. His son's middle name, he says, is "a family name on my mom's side." (Cooper's mother, of course, is the late Gloria Vanderbilt, who passed away last summer.)
"I know my mom and dad liked the name morgan because I recently found a list they made 52 years ago when they were trying to think of names for me," he wrote.
Cooper revealed on social media that Wyatt was carried by a surrogate, and the TV journalist thanked her in his post.
"As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child, and I’m grateful for all those who have paved the way, and for the doctors and nurses and everyone involved in my son's birth," he wrote.
"Most of all, I am grateful to a remarkable surrogate who carried Wyatt, and watched over him lovingly, and tenderly, and gave birth to him. It is an extraordinary blessing - what she, and all surrogates give to families who cant have children."
He ended his announcement by remembering those members of his family who have passed away.
"I do wish my mom and dad and my brother, Carter, were alive to meet Wyatt, but I like to believe they can see him," he wrote.
"I imagine them all together, arms around each other, smiling and laughing, happy to know that their love is alive in me and in Wyatt, and that our family continues."
Read Cooper's full announcement, and swipe through the photos he shared of Wyatt, below:
A post shared by andersoncooper (@andersoncooper) on Apr 30, 2020 at 6:51pm PDT
I want to share with you some joyful news. On Monday, I became a father. This is Wyatt Cooper. He is three days old. He is named after my father, who died when I was ten. I hope I can be as good a dad as he was. My son's middle name is Morgan. It's a family name on my mom's side. I know my mom and dad liked the name morgan because I recently found a list they made 52 years ago when they were trying to think of names for me. Wyatt Morgan Cooper. My son. He was 7.2 lbs at birth, and he is sweet, and soft, and healthy and I am beyond happy.
As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child, and I’m grateful for all those who have paved the way, and for the doctors and nurses and everyone involved in my son's birth.
Most of all, I am grateful to a remarkable surrogate who carried Wyatt, and watched over him lovingly, and tenderly, and gave birth to him. It is an extraordinary blessing - what she, and all surrogates give to families who cant have children. My surrogate has a beautiful family of her own, a wonderfully supportive husband, and kids, and I am incredibly thankful for all the support they have given Wyatt and me. My family is blessed to have this family in our lives.
I do wish my mom and dad and my brother, Carter, were alive to meet Wyatt, but I like to believe they can see him. I imagine them all together, arms around each other, smiling and laughing, happy to know that their love is alive in me and in Wyatt, and that our family continues.
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