Since welcoming his newborn son, Cooper hasn't been able to take his eyes off the new addition to his family.
"I just stare at him. Hours will go by and I realize I've just been sitting there, holding him," Cooper admitted on Monday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan. "After a baby's born, you do this thing called skin to skin where you hold the baby on your chest. I still do that all the time. There's nothing better."
He continued, "I just can't help but stare at him. And every now and then, you know, baby's sleep a lot. But then he'll suddenly open up his eyes and look at you. I don't even know if he can see me at this stage, but it seems like it and he's sort of understanding sounds."
"It's just wild," joked Cooper. "It's way better than Netflix, I'll tell you that."
Cooper announced Wyatt's birth on April 30 during an episode of his show, before posting photos of his newborn in a touching Instagram post.
In the emotional caption, the new dad shared that he never thought fatherhood would be in the cards for him while he was growing up.
"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. "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."
"It is an extraordinary blessing — what she, and all surrogates give to families who can't have children," Cooper said. "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."
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