I felt exactly the same and I don't have a little dude to drag along! I just decided to try my usual time (post lunch, mid week) and low and behold, it was actually faster than normal. And all cue numbers were definitely still being handed out, I checked when I was leaving at 2 pm.
I went for an extension last Thursday, got there right after lunch and was in and out in an hour. Numbers for all ques were still being handed out post 2 pm.