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The news anchor also explained what welcoming a son means to him as a gay man.
\"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 wrote.
He also expressed his appreciation for the surrogate, who carried his child, whose identity he did not reveal.
\"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,\" he wrote.
\"It is an extraordinary blessing - what she, and all surrogates give to families who cant have children,\" he continued. \"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.\"
Cooper, who lost his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, in June 2019 and his brother, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, in 1988, reflected on their passing in his post as well.
\"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,\" Cooper wrote. \"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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