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Anderson Cooper 360

Anderson Welcomes Second Son

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Anderson reveals some big news: He, along with his best friend and former partner Benjamin, welcomed Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper to the world. Sebastian joins big brother Wyatt, who is turning two in April. The AC360 team sends a big congratulations to Anderson and his entire family! To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening. There's a lot to get to tonight, but I wanted to start off with some good news,

0:05.8

which also happens to be very personal news. In April 2020, in the early dark days of

0:11.1

the pandemic, you may recall I announced the birth of my son, Wyatt. These are the pictures

0:15.6

I showed of Wyatt then, taking just days after he was born. Well, this is Wyatt today.

0:22.0

He's nearly 22 months old, and he is sweet and funny, and the greatest joy in my life.

0:27.4

If he looks particularly happy in this picture, it's because he now has a baby brother. His

0:34.4

name is Sebastian, and I would like you to meet him. This is Sebastian, Luke, Masoni Cooper.

0:42.3

He was 6.8 pounds of birth, and he is healthy and happy, even his occasional hiccups are

0:49.5

to me adorable. He mostly just sleeps and eats, and he's really poops, but he already

1:04.5

seems like a wise and thoughtful little chap. Wyatt and now Sebastian are being raised

1:10.4

by me and my best friend and former partner Benjamin Masoni, were co-parents. Wyatt

1:15.8

calls me daddy, and Benjamin is Papa, where a family. Benjamin is also in the process

1:21.3

of adopting Wyatt, so Wyatt's last name will be changed soon to Masoni Cooper as well.

1:27.4

Wyatt helped us put together Sebastian's crib, and calls his little brother by his middle

1:32.2

name, Luke. Sebastian is a mouthful for a 22-month-old. We want to thank the amazing doctors

1:38.7

and nurses who helped bring Sebastian into the world, and most of all, thank the surrogate

1:43.1

who carried Sebastian and gave birth to him. The sacrifice is she and her family, her

1:48.1

entire family, made, and the love that they gave Sebastian this past year has been extraordinary.

1:53.9

We'll never forget the kindness of her and her family and all surrogates who helped

2:00.2

bring new life and new love into the world. When I announce Wyatt's birth, I said that

2:05.3

I like to imagine my mom and dad and brother, all of whom are no longer alive, with their

2:10.0

arms around each other, smiling and joyful at his birth. Well, these past 22 months,

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