From his big blue eyes to his adorable dimples, Anderson Cooper’s son Wyatt is such a cute little kid! The CNN anchor recently posted new pictures of his firstborn for his third birthday, and the toddler is his dad’s mini-me!
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“This little peanut turned 3 today!” Cooper wrote on Instagram yesterday. “Wyatt Morgan Maisani-Cooper.”
He added, “He and his brother Sebastian are the greatest blessings I could ever have hoped for.”
The first image shows a 3-year old boy holding a sandwich in a smiley face, and wearing an identical grin. He’s wearing a white Mickey Mouse t-shirt and jeans as he gazes up at the camera. Next, the photo on the slide shows a fatherly embrace. Cooper’s arms are tightly wrapped around Wyatt while they sit in the same booth at a local restaurant. Wyatt laughs as Cooper kisses him on the head.
Slide to photo three to see Cooper posing with his co-parent and ex-partner Benjamin Maisani, who is holding the duo’s other son Sebastian Luke, 1.
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Andy Cohen sent Anderson Cooper an amusing warning
Image Credit: Rob Kim/Getty Images Andy Cohen, a friend and fellow father who has two children, Ben, 4 and Lucy, 11-months, commented on this. Anderson Cooper 360 host’s post. “Happy birthday to the most consistently sweet boy in all our lives!” he wrote.
Cohen then gave Anderson a little piece of advice: “Anderson – the 3’s are a TRIP!!”
They are a handful! You just think the terrible twos are bad, but it’s like the screaming, tantrums, independence, and defiance seems to ramp up a notch once your toddler turns 3. Cooper’s friends are there to help him!
Some others commented as well. “He is your twin. I hope that he laughs like you do. ❤️” one person said.
“Anderson’s mini me❤️❤️❤️,” another commented.
Another person expressed hope for this year. “3 is such a fun age!” they said. “Smart, silly, inquisitive and honest innocence. Happy 3rd birthday to Wyatt❤️.”
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Anderson Cooper & Benjamin Maisani Share Two Kids
Image Credit: Andrew H. Walker/WireImage It’s important that Cooper maintains a positive co-parenting relationship with his ex Maisani. They split in 2018, but are still committed to raising their children.
In an interview with Howard Stern Show in May 2020, Cooper explained their unusual arrangement, “I don’t really have a family, and so my friends become my family, and this is somebody I was involved with for 10 years; he’s a great guy.”
Cooper’s dad died when he was just 10, and his mom Gloria Vanderbilt wasn’t a super involved parent. “She was not the most parental person,” Cooper said. “And I wish some adult, after my dad died, had stepped in and just been like, ‘You know what? I’ll take you to a ball game,’ or ‘Let’s go out to lunch every now and then. Let’s just talk.’ No one ever did that. And so I thought, ‘Well if something happens to me — or even if something doesn’t happen to me — if more people love my son and are in his life, I’m all for that.’”
He added, “My ex is a great guy and I think it’s good to have two parents if you can. He’s already speaking French to him. I have no idea what he’s saying. He could be turning the kid against me; I don’t know.”
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Sebastian Celebrated His First Birthday in February
Image Credit: Getty Images For CNN Cooper shared a video of Sebastian’s first birthday on Instagram. In it, he’s listening to lullaby from a music box.
“Sebastian just celebrated his 1st birthday! He loves listening to an old music box that belonged to my mom,” Cooper wrote in the caption. “Sebastian is sweet and strong and smart and loves his big brother Wyatt a lot.”
He added, “They fill my heart with joy and love in a way i never imagined possible. Happy Birthday Sebastian!”
It’s obvious how much Cooper loves his sons, and it’s so precious to see.
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