Sleeping Beauty

Since Lane was tiny, she has had incredible ability to fall asleep on demand. When she is nervous or anxious about a situation, she can make herself fall asleep. I realized her super power over two years ago when she took swimming lessons and always fell asleep on the way to her lesson. Always.
Two weeks ago, Lane had her annual check up with the doctor. She turned four years old the end of June and we got around to the appointment in March. Ridiculous, I know but it's happened, I've become happy to get the annual appointment done within the year of the appointment rather than within the week of the birthday. I'm grateful our doctor told me that it's fine as long as I bring the kids in once a year, especially since they are all seen by specialists throughout the year. (I should make a note that there is a positive to all of the specialist visits.)
Lane needed four shots at her appointment and I asked to space the vaccines out. I held her little arms down as the nurse administered two shots into the back of her arms. It was a rather awful experience to hold her down and hold her as she cried. Vaccines seems much easier when they were all smaller and less aware.
The morning of the second set of shots, I told Lane that we had to go back to the doctor. Approximately twenty minutes before we had to leave for the doctor's office, Lane fell asleep on the couch. I picked her up and carried her to the van. She continued to sleep in the waiting area and even on my lap when we went to the room. She slept through her shot and afterward she didn't remember any of it. 

 
This is a superpower that could be useful for many people!