Anderson Cooper Celebrates Father's Day with Sons as He Reflects on Losing His Dad as a Child

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Anderson Cooperis celebrating his firstFather’s Dayas a dad of two.

The CNN anchor, 55, enjoyed the special occasion with his sonsWyatt Morgan, 2, and 3-month-oldSebastian Luke, sharing adorable photos of the festivities on Instagram.

His own father, Wyatt Cooper, died of heart surgery when Anderson was just a child.

“For much of my life, Father’s Day was the day I avoided, pretending it didn’t exist, or that I’d forgotten what day it was. The pain of remembering was just too great,” Cooper began. “The loss of my dad, who died when I was ten, was so painful, and still is at times.”

“But today I celebrated Father’s Day, remembering my dad, Wyatt, with little Wyatt and Sebastian and their Papa, Benjamin. I can’t believe how lucky I am,” he added.

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“His name is Sebastian, and I would like you to meet him,” Cooper continued, introducing his adorable new son to the world.

“This is Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper. He was 6.8 pounds at birth and he was healthy and happy and even his occasional hiccups, are to me, adorable,” he added. “He mostly just sleeps and eats and certainly poops, but he already seems like a wise and thoughtful little chap.”

“Wyatt calls me ‘Daddy’ and Benjamin ‘Papa,’ " he said. “We’re a family. Benjamin is also in the process of adopting Wyatt, whose last name will be changed to Maisani-Cooper as well.”

source: people.com