Just for clarification...

Sitting on the sofa, some time after bed time...

"Well hello."

"Hi Mommy."

"Um, Elyas?"

"Yeah, Mom?"

"Goodnight."

Not moving. "Goodnight, Mom."

"GOODNIGHT, ELYAS."

Smiling, but still not leaving "Goodnight mom."

Whispering "That's your cue to leave."

"Mom, how do you spell Eileen?"

Exasperated sigh. "E-I-L-E-E-N"

"Oh ok. And then, ok, how do you spell alien???"

You can see why he was confused.