Massive Update.

Ok. It's May.

Maliya is still adorable.

Here's a random sampling of her current cuteness:

(1) Maliya does not say "Ok" or "Already". She instead says "Oh-KAY!" and "O-rett-AY!"

This may not sound interesting, but imagine the "ay" in each of those words shouted at the top of Maliya's lungs, reaching an ear-splitting note that can only be described as "impressive". A breath is taken between each syllable, to ensure that the "AY" is loud enough. It's really quite something.

(2) Maliya LOVES Cinderella (A.K.A. Cinderelly). She wants to watch it every day, as many times as you'll let her. She also sing the "Sing sweet nightingale" song in the most adorable fashion. "Seng suhweet niten-dale. Seng suhweet niten-dale. (long pause) MWHiiiIIIIIIII a-buh-meh!"

She likes Jaq-Jaq and Gus-Gus, and also "Roo-sa-bee".

"Station" and "Muhzivva" are mean. They tear Cinderelly's dress. Maliya will sometimes re-enact this scence with no provocation.

(3) She can recognize 24 out of the 26 letter of the alphabet, and recognize her own name when written out.

(4) The "Googa Bird". In a Chicken Little storybook we bought her, the is a picture of a bird wearing a hat. The picture is at an odd angle, with the bird looking up, so all you see is the top of the hat, and the bird's beak behind it. Maliya is obsessed with this image. She can't figure it out.

She decided that this is the Googa Bird.

She will now draw this Googa Bird at any opportunity. "There's him's beak, there's him's sharps, there him legs." She will also draw people in this manner. "There's him's eyes...etc." Often she draws them upside down.

(5) Bew-bews. Maliya has many Bew-Bews, and is very concerned about them.

(6) She is learning to ride her tricycle. She's a big girl.

There is much, much more...but that's all I can think of for now.