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>> i was devastated by it because jadens supposed to be the tough one. >> each hurdle brings that same devastation. >> but he knows jaden is a fighter, just like his brother. >> ch i think really exceeded all of my expectations. theyve made tremendous progress. >> as the saying often goes what doesnt kill you makes you stronger. jaden and anais, rolling over, reaching for toys, talking nonstop. >> hey, baby. >> and unbelievably by june something none of us expected to see so soon. walking. jaden...

♪ the sun is shining bright on this cold december day. 2016 in val hala, new york. just two months after a 24-hour operation to separate them, jaden and anis mcdonald are arriving at childrens hospital. for now its their new home, where they will learn to eat and play, sit up, become little boys, independent at last. >> we know the boys will flourish here and its an exciting step. >> hello, hello. >> when i first visit its breakfast time. >> shes the feeding therapist. so shes watching how h...

Sweaty and just looking kind of out of it. >> looks like another infection. >> he starts having a seizure. twitching on his right side, right face and then his fevers just kept going. >> we get a phone call there may be an issue. we take very seriously. i get concerned this may be something more serious. >> hes rushed 16 miles back to the medical center. dr. tepor is waiting. >> the plates that we use to hold the bone together can sometimes create this inflammatory reaction that body tries to re...

In. police in cathedral city, and then amber alert for 2-year-old carlos and when-year-old jaden, they were strapped in their car seat outside a house, when their babysitter stepped out of the car and someone jumped in, took off with kids in the back. a white 2016-year-old honda accord. >> dozens of accused drug cartel members digging a tunnel 15 feet underground that stretched 120 feet long, just 10 of the 25 have been recaptured so far. it is just 300 miles from the texas border, 30 guards at ...

Move over, martin shkreli. in august, americans got angry about skyrocketing costs of epipenn. the price has been hiked 15 times since 2009. the company responded to the outrage by offering severe allergy sufferers saving cards, coupons, even promising a generic version of the life-saving drug in a matter of weeks but it didnt hit the market until four months later. >> its that they love each other. >> reporter: in october we introduced you to two beautiful baby boys. jaden and anias mcdonald, j...

Hold your child, you know every bit of their face. well, his face also encompassed -- so it was my first moment of relearning his face. >> jaden and ani sis were born conjoined at the head, sharing 1 and a half to 2 inches of brain tissue. after a year of planning, last month they were separated after a 27-hour long operation at childrens hospital in the bronx. mcdonalds have allowed cnn to follow their journey from surgery through rehab, exclusively. >> oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. hi, bud...

Injuries, recovery times are in months, sometimes years. so were a month -- if you consider this one month out, this to me is incredible at best. >> do you feel like you have permission or do you allow yourself to think about the future with regard to jaden and anias. >> i think about their future all the time. i think about the first time they go to a park and think about you know, them getting married some day. i think about -- ive thought through their whole future 100 times over the years. >...

Mcdonald are still recovering from the surgery that separated them, doctors say the recovery is ahead of schedule. cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has this exclusive update. >> when nicole mcdonald got to hold her son jaden for the first time, it was as if she saw him for the first time. >> as a mother you know, when you hold your child, you know every bit of their face. well, his face also encompassed anias. so it was my first moment of relearning his face. >> jaden and anias a...

Journey for the family of conjoined twins. but after a rare 27-hour surgery, the 13-month-old twins are now sleeping in two beds, separate beds, and interacting with their parents one on one. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta reconnected with the family nearly one month after the surgery. heres his exclusive report. >> reporter: when nicole mcdonald got to hold her son jaden for the first time it was as if she saw him for the first time. >> as a mother, you know when you hold your chi...

I think about -- i thought through their whole future 100 times. >> its not that im not optimistic. i guess im just more curious what the future holds for them. but i guess i dont want to get my hopes up, you know. i guess i just take it one day at a time. >> but each day continues to bring more blessings. the day i visited, nicole and christian got to see jaden without his head dressings. >> ive never seen you like this. >> for the first time. >> whats that like, mom, to see the first time with...