Anderson Cooper announces the birth of his second child

On Anderson Cooper 360 Thursday, Cooper, who has been off all week, stopped by just briefly to announce the birth of his second son. Cooper announced the birth of his first son, Wyatt, in April of 2020. He first spoke of Wyatt before revealing the happy news.

Showing a recent picture of Wyatt, Cooper said, “This is Wyatt today. He is nearly 22 months old, and he is sweet and funny and the greatest joy of my life. If he looks particularly happy in this picture, it’s because he now has a baby brother.”

Cooper couldn’t help but smile and laugh a little after making the announcement. He then showed a picture and introduced the world to Sebastian.

“This is Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper,” Cooper said. “He was 6.8 pounds at birth, and he is healthy and happy. Even his occasional hiccups are, to me, adorable.”

Cooper shared a video of those adorable hiccups, and shared the other joys of parenting that other parents are all too familiar with.

“He mostly just sleeps and eats, and he certainly poops,” Cooper said, “but he already seems like a wise and thoughtful little chap.”

Video Transcript

ANDERSON COOPER: This is Wyatt today. He's nearly 22 months old, and he is sweet and funny, and the greatest joy in my life. If he looks particularly happy in this picture, it's because he now has a baby brother.

KYLIE MAR: On Anderson Cooper 360, Cooper, who has been off all week, stopped by briefly to announce the birth of his second child. Cooper announced the birth of his first son, Wyatt, in the spring of 2020. And on Thursday, he was happy to introduce the world to Sebastian.

ANDERSON COOPER: This is Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper. He was 6.8 pounds at birth, and he is healthy and happy. Even his occasional hiccups are, to me, adorable.

KYLIE MAR: Cooper was kind enough to share those adorable hiccups along with some other things that every parent is very familiar with.

ANDERSON COOPER: He mostly just sleeps and eats, and he certainly poops, but he already seems like a wise and thoughtful little chap.

KYLIE MAR: Sebastian, like Wyatt, will be raised by Cooper and his former partner, Benjamin Maisani. And Cooper also announced another change coming for Wyatt.

ANDERSON COOPER: Wyatt and now Sebastian are being raised by me and my best friend and former partner, Benjamin Maisani. We're co-parents. Wyatt calls me daddy and Benjamin is Papa. We're a family. Benjamin is also in the process of adopting Wyatt, so Wyatt's last name will be changed soon to Maisani-Cooper as well.