Long Beach, CA - September 21: The NICU at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center is filled with twins after a month of multiple twin births in Long Beach on Thursday, September 21, 2023. (Photo by Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images)
<p>A family is celebrating a major milestone for their toddlers. The formerly conjoined twins enjoyed their <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/conjoined-twin-sisters-turn-1-steps-major-milestone-104383573" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first birthday</a> this month, per Good Morning America. <strong>JamieLynn</strong> and <strong>AmieLynn Finley</strong> are also now walking!</p>
<p>The twin sisters reportedly spent about six months of their birth in the hospital. Surgeons at Cook Children&#8217;s Medical Center performed a rare surgery to separate the girls&#8217; liver, skin, and facia (connective tissue) nine months ago.</p>
<p>By springtime, both girls were home in Saginaw, Texas. The hospital released JamieLynn in March and AmieLynn in April.</p>
<p>Their father, James Finley, told GMA he feels &#8220;lucky&#8221; at every follow-up appointment Jamie and Amie have! He recalled seeing a person with a NICU band on and praying for them to bring their little one home, too.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I was like, &#8220;I&#8217;m praying for y&#8217;all to go home,&#8221; James said. &#8220;Everybody&#8217;s that&#8217;s in [the neo-natal unit], they all want to go home and we made it home, with both of them.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Doctors are still monitoring the formerly conjoined twins. AmieLynn has been diagnosed with scoliosis post-surgery. However, GMA reports that the girls&#8217; doctors expect them to live &#8220;healthy lives.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;They are just right on target with their developmental milestones. They&#8217;re very social,&#8221; neonatologist Dr. Mary Frances Lynch said. &#8220;They&#8217;re even a little ahead of schedule as far as their motor skills are concerned, so it&#8217;s really just incredible.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Mother Says Her Formerly Conjoined Twins Have A Strong Bond</h3>
<p>Since the surgery, the formerly conjoined twins have continued to thrive in their new independence. Their mother, Amanda Arciniega, spoke to GMA about watching her daughters&#8217; progress.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I just think it&#8217;s so crazy because they had just got home not too long ago and now they&#8217;re just thriving,&#8221; Amanda said.</p></blockquote>
<p>Despite the newness of separation surgery, the mother says her twins have a close bond.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;They always like to touch each other and hold each other&#8217;s hands and Jamie likes to give Amie kisses,&#8221; Amanda added. &#8220;When they kiss each other, they giggle and their beds are right next to each other, so when one wakes up, she wakes up her sister.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>If you ask dad, the twins &#8220;don&#8217;t sit still anymore.&#8221; They &#8220;wake up at 6 in the morning&#8221; on GO!</p>
<p>See a clip of JamieLynn and AmieLynn below.</p>
<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode="CzH1SamRyuW" layout="responsive" width="600" height="600" data-captioned></amp-instagram></p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">RELATED: <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/teen-mom-kailyn-lowry-pregnant-twins/">&#8216;Teen Mom 2&#8217; Star Kailyn Lowry Reveals She&#8217;s Expecting Twins</a></h5>
 <div class="wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style="justify-content: center;;"> <div class="wpra-reactions-container" data-ver="1.3.10" data-post_id="149183" data-show_count="true" data-enable_share="onclick" data-behavior="regular" data-animation="true" data-share_url="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/formerly-conjoined-twins-celebrate-first-birthday-with-milestone-video/" data-secure="6042cd2d6f"> <div class="wpra-call-to-action" style="color: #000000;font-size: 25px;font-weight: 600;">What Do You Think Roomies?</div> <div class="wpra-reactions wpra-static-emojis size-medium" style="border-color: #ffffff;border-width: 0px;border-radius: 50px;border-style: solid;background: #ffffff;">					<div class="emoji-8 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count="" data-emoji_id="8"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-10 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count="" data-emoji_id="10"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-4 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="4"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-5 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="5"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-2 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="2"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-7 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="7"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-12 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="12"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div> </div> <div class="wpra-share-wrap wpra-share-buttons-bordered" style="">				 </div> <!-- end of share buttons -->			 </div> <!-- end of reactions container --> </div> <!-- end of reactions wrap -->		
