Update

Well it's been a while since I last posted about Ethan. So here is an update.
Ethan has been doing so well. He is starting to babble a lot. And has been making much better eye contact with everyone.
We recently had to drop a lot of this therapy. He was going to speech therapy 2x a week and OT 1x a week, at Primary Children's. But because of Insurance purposes (insurance refusing to cover therapy) He only goes to speech therapy 2 x a month and OT 1x a month. which drops the price down from $2400. a month to about $300. a month.
He has also started in a lot more therapy through the school district (early intervention), which is a lot more affordable. about $20. a month. And they come out to the house, so it saves us gas money.
He has an OT 2x a month and a teacher 2x a month.
I love his early intervention. All the therapists are so great, and they really help teach the parents how to help.
He is also going to a couple classes at the special needs school. A tot and me class, and a music class.
The music class is a little stressful because Ethan hasn't learned how to sit still for very long, and probably wont for a long time.

Ethan has a sensory processing disorder and so he seeks a lot of sensory input. Which means he likes to look at and touch everything he can, so he can feel every texture, and take everything in.

Soon Ethan will start a social skills class, at about 2 1/2 yrs. And at 3 years old he will start early intervention preschool.

Ethan loves to climb and run. We take him to a local bounce house at least once a month. They have an autism night, which is great to meet other families affected by autism. Though you don't get to talk much when you are chasing a 2 year old around. :)

He also likes to go on walks, which has been great for me. We try and go on a daily walk around the neighborhood so Ethan can see everything.

So far Ethan hasn't had any more issues with his head. His shunt seems to be working properly, though we did have a few scares last year. He goes back in to see his neurosurgeon in May. And hopefully they will do another scan so we can see how his cyst is looking, hopefully it's getting smaller.

We are concerned that Ethan might be having some small seizures (not the stereotypical type of seizure) but it's hard to tell. He gets a blank stare and seems like he's in another world. He snaps out of it pretty quickly, but if we call his name, he doesn't respond. We have been watching him and keep notes, and will go visit his pediatrician to see if she thinks it's something to be concerned about.

Other than that Ethan is doing great! We love our little man, and he has been so much fun!