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Anderson Cooper Announces He Is the Father of a Newborn Baby Boy

By A.J. Katz 

Toward the conclusion of tonight’s weekly CNN global town hall, Anderson Cooper announced that he is now a dad of a newborn baby boy.

“On Monday, I became a father,” he said. “I‘ve never said that out loud and it astonishes me. I am a dad. I have a son, and I want you to meet him.”

Wyatt Morgan Cooper was born on Monday weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces.

“As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child, and I’m so grateful for all those who paved the way and for the doctors and nurses and everyone involved in my son’s birth,” Cooper said. “Most of all, I am eternally grateful to a remarkable surrogate who carried Wyatt, watched over him, lovingly, tenderly, and gave birth to him.”

Wyatt was the name of Cooper’s father, who died when he was 10 years old.

“I hope I can be as good a dad as he was,” Cooper said.

His son’s middle name, Morgan, is a name from the family tree of his mother Gloria Vanderbilt. She passed away last year.

“I do wish my mom and dad and my brother Carter were alive to meet Wyatt,” Cooper said, “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. New life. New love.”

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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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