2-1 nap, trouble figuring out timing

[chirojaz]

So today is day 2 of transitioning my nearly 16month DS to one nap.  I just can't figure out the timing to get him to take a good nap.  Yesterday looked like this.....
woke: 7:45
Nap: 12:30
up at:1:30, I tried rocking him back to sleep and get him to sleep from 2-2:20 but as soon as I put him in his crib he woke.
Bed:7:00, fell asleep right away, no night wakes.
Today...
woke:6:40
nap: 12:30
up: 1:35, stirred around but slept until 1:50.  I tried to rock him again and he was not having it, did not want to go back to sleep. 

Is it possible that he needs more than 6 hours between the time he wakes up and his one nap of the day?  It boggles me because it seems like a long time between right off the bat.  His EASY prior to switching looked like this....
woke up:6:30/7
nap:10:30 for 30-40 min (I would wake him after no more than 40 min, sometimes he would fight the am nap and I would end up rocking him to sleep).
nap: 3:30-4:30or 5pm
Bed: 7:30/8pm

[katie80]

I think it's hard to tell much after only 2 days. I'd hold the 12:30pm nap for a week or two before you start looking for a tweak to make. Most people start out on one nap with an A time of around 5hr. He's on the older end of the spectrum for moving to one nap, so it's possible he needs a bit more A time, but I'd still give it a week or two before you change anything so you can give him a chance to settle in a bit.

[chirojaz]

ok sounds good, I'll give it some time.  Thanks for your response!

[katie80]