Yea vella, it can take awhile to sync up especially if you are way behind. This is something we do want to fix in the future or optimize.
Best thing you can do to ensure it syncs properly and quicker is adding a ton of other node connections. The more connections you have the more reliable the sync.
Also the Denarius macOS v2 QT Wallet is now available too:
https://github.com/carsenk/denarius/releases/download/v2.0/Denarius-2.0.0.0.dmgIt took about 30 minutes to sync because this is my first time to install and sync Denarius wallet. Thanks for your detailed explanations on syncing process of Denarius wallet.