Just roll with it hun, it's not worth the drama of trying to conform to "what's right/normal". This did my head in. I tried ignoring him. Letting him cry a little longer. Doing the "there-there" pat. Doing anything to get him into another sleep cycle so he would do what he was supposed to do.
I ended up buying one of those vibrating bouncer things on gumtree. He would happily sit in that and gaze at shadows on the wall while I vacuumed, dusted, cleaned etc. Other times I'd leave him in his basinette but with me - my basinette was my pram so I was able to wheel him about the house. Sometimes he'd drift off to sleep, other times he was happy just to gurgle and coo and play with his hands and feet. And I'd talk to him and tell him what I was doing. Made for some rivetting conversation...er, not.
I just did what worked for me and for him. I ignored clocks and followed his cue.
He was happy. I was happy.
Oh, and if anyone asked, I'd smile and nod and say yes, yes, of course he sleeps through.......
From what I remember with DS, 40 min naps and 1-1.5 hrs of awake time max was the norm here. I sometimes resented that 40 mins wasn't long enough to do much, but I'd choose 1 or 2 short jobs, or break jobs into parts. I also got very adept at folding washing etc while holding a baby! DS hated being worn, but had to be touching me when he was awake! I 'always' put him to sleep in his bassinet as it was the only time he wasn't attached to me! Don't let it worry you, things will change again soon enough!
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Don't let it worry you, things will change again soon enough! 
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