Should I wake him up?

Question

We’ve been so lucky my son for the most part is an AMAZING sleeper and the happiest baby ever. He is 8 months corrected (11 months actual) our schedule was
wake up 6:30/7am
Breakfast
nap 10/10:30am
Wake up 11:30/12
Lunch 
nap 3pm
Wake up 4/4:30pm
Dinner
bedtime 7:30/8p
And obviously bottles throughout the day, He always sleeps threw the night. 
But recently with his morning nap he’s been sleeping longer and longer not waking up until 1-1:30pm yesterday he slept until 2! I was so baffled. Because he is sleeping so long during the morning there isn’t really time to put him down for an afternoon nap, and he’s exhausted by 6pm and just so grumpy. Today I thought I would try to do just 1 nap, so rather then putting him down at 10ish like I usually would, i tried to keep him up, but it didn’t work he was passed out cold in his high chair by 11am. So I don’t think he’s quite ready for 1 nap a day, should I be waking him up from his morning nap? I feel so bad waking him up 
Also here’s a pic of my grumpy little guy 💁‍♀️

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Omg he looks so much older than 8 mo. I wouldn’t wake him up. Just let him sleep. He will prolly drop the second nap soon but just let him go at his own pace.

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I'd keep that morning nap, drop the afternoon nap and move up bedtime to 6:30pm. He seems like he might be transitioning to one nap a day which is common the closer they get to their first birthday. Our daughter is 10 months and we're making this transition as well.

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He’s trying to transition one of his naps out I would leave his morning nap and get read of his afternoon nap I know most people are going to say otherwise but my kid thrives off of 10 o’clock nap. Sleeps 3 to 4 hours and then sleeps like a baby from 7 to 8 and he’s 2 1/2 years old now so it’s a little different but I haven’t had any sleeping problems give or take a few weeks of sleep progression throughout the years

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He could also be in a growth spurt mama. Don’t make him sleep less he’ll be over tired and it seems weird but they need sleep lol.

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First he’s adorable. Second he’s preobably growing! Try a second nap around 4

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My daughter is 2 and she sleeps about 2 hr to 2 hr half for her naps now.

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Sometimes what seems like readiness for one nap is just a phase. We didn’t transition to one nap until 16 months. At 8 months we transitioned from three to two naps actually aiming for a naptime total of 2-3 hours. Our daughter always napped better in the morning so we’d always wake her after napping for 1.5 hours to make sure she could get in at least 45 minutes in the afternoon. I’d say to wake baby, but I’m sure I’m in the minority.

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My son is an amazing sleeper. Both daycare and I usually choose to wake him up from his naps because he will sleep all day if we don’t and everyone’s life is easier if he’s on a schedule. We only let him sleep longer if he’s sick. When he was your son’s age he slept 1.5 hours in the morning then 2.5 hours in the afternoon but of course every baby is different.

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Girl just be lucky you get any sleep! My LO is ten months old, she takes about one nap a day, 11-1 and doesn’t sleep really at all at night. So just be lucky!! Babies grow so much there first year! Enjoy the sleep. Because I haven’t slept in like 14 months. Crazy insomnia during pregnancy then no sleeping baby 😭😭😭

Should I wake him up?

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