Kamden on laughing gas.....

So we are bad…....Kamden got a cavity, a deep cavity….to the point that they wanted to do a root canal and then crown the tooth. (yeah baby teeth, seems silly)
Jason took him to our family dentist here in Menomonie and she drilled it out and put a temporary filling on it. I guess going into the root was out of her comfort level so she referred us to a pediatric dentist in Eau Claire to complete it.

We had that appointment on Monday. Jason had warned me that Kamden was a hoot on laughing gas. As opposed to relaxing him, it made him jittery and silly. Oh was he right!!!

Right before they turned the gas on to get started, I had to go potty. (way out in the hallway) So I just said to Kamden “mom is going to run to the bathroom but I will be right back, okay?” He was like sure, fine, whatever. I get back and the dentist had just stepped over to say Hi to Kamden and turn on the laughing gas (I guess only the dentist can physically push the button to turn it on). It was almost instantaneous that he started. Imagine this conversation with Kamden talking as loud as he possible could!!!

Kamden: Mom did you go to the bathroom?
Me: Yes, Kamden I did.
Kamden: Mom did you go poop, or did you go pee?
Me: Kamden I went pee now lay there and quit moving. (trying to just get him to hush!)
Kamden: You just went pee cause you didn’t have to go poop?
Me: Yes Kamden I only had to pee, now be quiet. (I was afraid of what he would say next)
Kamden: I just love you mom

Yeah he went from the potty story to “I just love you” then he got all sappy and couldn’t tell me he loved me enough. Then he kept telling the dentist he was going to get some of that stuff for his house cause it was so good. He was so funny and didn’t want to shut up…..which made it a little more of a challenge for them to work on his mouth.

He came through it like a pro. I was so proud of him. The dentist was great, working so quickly but always talking to Kamden to keep his attention on other things.

My promise was that we would go to Action City afterwards. I really didn’t think he would be up to it, so I tried to convince him to wait for another day, but he would have none of that. We went and had a great time. (FYI-if you sign up for their fun license, you get $25 free each month, it’s been kinda nice to go play on their money)

He is now the proud owner of a “silver tooth”. We tried to get a picture but it’s the back molar and too difficult to get at.