hi just wanted to report back that he has taken a nap 2 days in a row. each day, i've put him down about 6 hrs after wake up. yesterday he slept 2 hr (we woke him up). today he slept 2.5 hrs (we woke him up). i am going to try for 5.5 hrs tomorrow and see how that goes. he will have a busy morning. he is really sleepy and cranky when we wake him up. i hate waking him in the middle of a sleep cycle. anyway, we'll see how tomorrow goes!
honestly, the later naptime works out nice b/c i run more errands in the morning and i don't feel i have to rush him thru lunch to make naptime.
thanks again for the advice & support!