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Inches of brain tissue. after over a year of planning last month the boys were separated, after a 27-hour long operation. at children's hospital at montefiore in the bronx. mcdonalds allowed cnn to follow their journey from surgery through rehab exclusively. >> oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. >> hi, buddy. >> hi. >> the last time we were in this room they were on a -- they were on one bed. >> they were conjoined. >> he seems pretty happy with the outcome. >> i think so. >> is he sticking his tongue out at me? >> yes, that's a new trick. >> for the mcdonalds this entire month has been full of...

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 are two in one half million. they were born conjoined at the head sharing nearly 2 inches of brain t...

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. here's 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 child, you know every bit their face. well, his face also encompassed anias. so it was my first moment...

Jayden 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 his brother's. it was my first moment of relearning his face. >> jayden and anias are one in 2 and a half million. they were born conjoined at the head sharing between 1 1/2 to 2 inches of brain tissue of after over a year of planning last month the boys were separated after a 27 hour long operation at children's hospital in the bronx. they have allowed cnn to follow their journey from surgery through rehab e...

>> 7:15 a.m. this is the day the mcdonalds have been wait withing for the for the last year. the hope that jaden and anias, 13-month-old conjoined twins will be separated at last. >> what were you thinking when you were wheeling down the hall this morning? >> it's just not real. it's like another surgery from before. >> are you talking to me? >> jaden and anias were born sharing 1 1/2 sent meters of brain tissue. they were known as cranial pegas twins and have undergone three complex operations over the past five months to slowly separate them. today is the fourth and final sta stage. >> so he...