grandchildren, finally

mom: alexa! i'm calling to congratulate you!
me: oh, why?
mom: ducky and aussie had a baby!
me: DID they? i did not realize what they were doing behind my back.
mom: YES! i am taking care of it. they asked me to.
me: oh that's very kind of you, thank you.
mom: yes. do you want to name it?
me: sure
mom: i think i will name it "aishah."
me: aishah? how do you know that name? do you know someone with that name?
mom: nooo! it's how you spelled your name in your last email: a-e-l-x-a
me: oh that does not spell aishah.
mom: no? then how do you spell aishah?
me: a-i-s-h-a-h
mom: hah? you're so smart. a-s-i--
me: a-i-s--
mom: a-e-s-h-i--
me: a-i-s-h--
mom: why don't i just name it "ai-easter" since easter just passed?
me: that's ugly.
mom: yeah, that's ugly.