Still No-Nap Sevilla

I know that I have at least five posts on the napping of my son, which has NEVER been an easy feat. I am currently in hour two of waiting for him to finally fall asleep as he is happily singing in his crib. Yes, I am blessed with a child that will hang in his crib contentedly for these two hours and not scream his face off at me. ( Oh, wait, I spoke too soon)  But this will become the same child that will turn into a crabby version of himself by 6pm and will refuse to eat dinner, splash like a maniac in his bath, and take another hour to settle down for bed. I a,pm beginning to wonder if I have somehow misplaced the blame that he is 'not a napper' and that I am the one that falls short when it comes to this precious time. Quite possibly I am the one who has failed him day in and day out by sometimes putting my needs above his.  I am a morning person, well after the first cup of coffee, and am most productive in the morning, so exercise, shopping, errands are best for ME around 10 am.  My son loves that morning nap, and quite often I omitted this need for the nap by going to stroller class, blowing off the nap since we are on a vacation, never really sticking to one concise plan of action.  And now I wonder why he has such a hard time taking a nap, as I have created this monster out of my own desires.  Things have been convenient being able to work around the schedules of others so that we can attend play dates and such, but now i realize that I have to untrain this behavior. By this time of year I wanted him to take just one nap, generally after lunch, for at least a couple of hours so that we can both recharge and have  a predicable day. The past few weeks I have generally let him give me the signals when he is tired, rather it be at 9 am or 5pm and let him nap.  I have spent up to an hour in my car letting him sleep.  I do truly enjoy this flexibility in life, but now I am laying down the law.  I am the adult here and in charge, right?  So goodbye to stroller class for a few weeks, no playdates, and maybe tiny trips to the beach when I can get them in, because I am getting this child on a proper schedule, rather I like it or not! Starting tomorrow.....as this day's nap is becoming a complete fail.