{"id":986077,"date":"2022-02-11T10:54:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T10:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/11\/anderson-cooper-welcomes-second-son-via-surrogate\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T10:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T10:54:21","slug":"anderson-cooper-welcomes-second-son-via-surrogate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/11\/anderson-cooper-welcomes-second-son-via-surrogate\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Cooper welcomes second son via surrogate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anderson Cooper has become a father for the second time and will co-parent both children with ex Benjamin Maisani.<\/p>\n

The 54-year-old presenter introduced his son Wyatt’s new baby brother, who was also born via surrogate, to the world during Thursday’s episode of \u201cAnderson Cooper 360\u201d.<\/p>\n

He told viewers: “This is Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper. He was 6.8 lbs. at birth and he was healthy and happy and even his occasional hiccups, are to me, adorable.”<\/p>\n

Anderson quipped: “He mostly just sleeps and eats and certainly poops, but he already seems like a wise and thoughtful little chap.”<\/p>\n

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Anderson Cooper announces the birth of his second son, Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper, with Benjamin Maisani. pic.twitter.com\/GBXiOCUVlV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0 (@AC360) February 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The \u201c60 Minutes\u201d correspondent also revealed that his ex-partner Benjamin Maisani will co-parent both boys and that he is in the process of adopting 21-month-old Wyatt, who will have the double-barrelled surname Maisani-Cooper.<\/p>\n

He said: “Wyatt and Sebastian are being raised by my best friend and former partner, Benjamin Maisani. We’re co-parents.”<\/p>\n

He continued: “Wyatt calls me ‘daddy’ and Benjamin ‘papa.’ We’re a family. Benjamin is also in the process of adopting Wyatt, whose last name will be changed to Maisani-Cooper as well.”<\/p>\n

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Anderson also admitted he can “already feel” his late mom Gloria, dad Wyatt and brother Carter’s “love for Sebastian”.<\/p>\n

He added: “When I announced Wyatt’s birth, I said I liked to imagine my mom and dad and brother, all who are no longer alive, their arms around each other, smiling and joyful at his birth,” Cooper said. <\/p>\n

“These past 22 months, I felt them watching over us very strongly and I already feel their love for Sebastian. The family I was born into may be gone, but I feel them alive in the family we’ve created, new love, and new life.”<\/p>\n

Despite their split in 2018, Anderson previously revealed he and Benjamin still live together to co-parent.<\/p>\n

He said last year: “We get along really well. It\u2019s weird, but it works. He wasn\u2019t really sure he wanted to have a kid, which was one of the reasons we broke up. But then he came around the idea, and now he is just such a great parent.”<\/p>\n