Jude has been super busy twittering these days so I (Abby) will take over blogging duties for a bit. The past 3 months have been great. Jude is now crawling and pulling up which makes for a very busy little boy. He also has 2 bottom teeth - all the better to eat with (which he does constantly). Most impressive is his vocabulary - he is already saying
bye, Bow, and ball (they may all sound the same, but to the trained ear they are quite different!)
9 months old
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We took a trip to Tulsa and visited the aquarium. "Um, not sure mom - but should I really be sitting here?"
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"Do you see it - scary shark"
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Our friends Ryan and Lacey came to visit - always lots of fun. Thankfully the snow melted and Scott and Ryan played a little golf.
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Uncle James: I LOVE my toy box. We spend most of the day finding new treasures.
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Notice anything different?
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Look a little closer......
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Yep, we finally did it. This is only a small portion of the hair we cut.
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We started with the bangs, but after they were trimmed he had a nice mullet so we trimmed the back too.
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Hold still (yea right)
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Grandpa Troutt turned 89 - but somehow Jude got a present. He loves his ball.
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Happy 8 months! His shirt says:
Dude, your girlfriend keeps checking me out!" ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6vZDOPceIbNKlRJtlYN0ta9_V0VGkJXR6Q7O20Exad4IO1suUGx5YZmkQV2fusx_k_U-QU6Y9-9KPLccFVtqcGTGuK9-Wh5T6U-mJygz6jpYp1oYZ8HHKOk4gIEavVzVzAiDcXaK7gY/s320/8+months.JPG)
As Jude was learning to crawl, we took all precautions to protect his head. Do you think the fuzzy hat was too much?
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Again, the fuzzy hat. Happy 7 months - growing so fast.
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Hopefully we will post more frequently. We have some fun videos and don't forget to check Jude's twitter.