Yesterday, I bumped into a guy I work with who I haven't seen in a few months. He's out on paternity leave, his girlfriend having recently had their second child together. He came out of the elevator as I was going in, and was accompanied by his girlfriend. She was pushing a stroller with a baby inside.
"Hey, Dan!" I said. "Long time, no see!"
"Hey! I know, It has been a while."
His girlfriend, whom I have met several times, smiled at me. "Hello!"
I look at her and completely space on her name.
"...Hey!"
The baby in the stroller makes a noise, and we all look at her. I assume it's a girl based on the excessive pink that she's wearing. When she had been born, he came in and distributed photos of her by email, but I long since forgot what the baby's name was.
"Is this your new little one?" I asked, hoping it wasn't obvious that I forgot her name, too.
"Sure is!" his girlfriend replied.
"How's.... the old little one doing?" I asked. Go figure, I forgot her name, too.
"Good, good, everyone is good," Dan replied.
There was an awkward silence for a moment while we all stared at the baby. She made a grumpy face as she yawned.
"She doesn't look very happy to be here," I said, trying to make a joke.
"Oh, that face," Dan's girlfriend said. "Yeah, she makes that face a lot. She probably needs a nap."
"So do I," I agreed.
"What, have a grumpy face, or need a nap?" Dan asked.
"Both."
Now, they did tell me the name of their newborn and their older child, but by the time we said our goodbye's and the elevator door closed, I had already forgotten them.
Still don't remember what Dan's girlfriend's name is, either.
I should probably take a memory loss supplement, but I keep forgetting to buy some.
Oh, well. I need a nap.
