JamieLynn and AmieLynn Finley, twin sisters born conjoined at the chest and stomach, celebrated their first birthday this month and took their first steps.
at the chest and stomach and who spent nearly six months in the hospital have reached new milestones."They don't sit still anymore," the sisters' father, James Finley, told "Good Morning America." "They are busy ... they wake up at 6 in the morning and they are ready."
"I just think it's so crazy because they had just got home not too long ago and now they're just thriving," the girls' mom, Amanda Arciniega, told "GMA," adding of their affection for each other, "They always like to touch each other and hold each other's hands and Jamie likes to give Aimee kisses." The fact that JamieLynn and AmieLynn were able to be home and celebrating their shared first birthday by walking, dancing and eating birthday cake on their own, in separate high chairs, was a miracle not lost on their parents.James Finley
Only a small handful of conjoined twins -- which occur once in every 50,000 to 60,000 births -- survive past birth, according to Dr. Jose Iglesias, medical director of pediatric surgery at Cook Children's Medical Center and the lead surgeon for the twins' separation surgery. JamieLynn and AmieLynn Finley survived a rare and complex 11-hour surgery that involved separating the girls' liver as well as their skin and fascia.Lynch said doctors are continuing to closely monitor JamieLynn and AmieLynn, who is also being treated for scoliosis, but the expectation is that they will go on to lead healthy lives.
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