Anderson Cooper Welcomes First Child! See the Pics

Cooper announced the happy news on Instagram, alongside adorable photos of his baby boy.

“I want to share with you some joyful news,” he wrote. “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.”

He further explained, “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."

Wyatt weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz. and “is sweet, and soft, and healthy and I am beyond happy.”

The journalist went on, “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 also thanked his surrogate, writing, “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.”

In closing, he said he wished his family were there to meet Wyatt. His father passed away in 1978, his brother Carter in 1988, and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, in June 2019.