Thank you all for your help.
It has been a few days now, and he's getting ALOT better with the crate. Now, as soon as I put him in, he falls right to sleep.
During the day he is alone until 3ish when my little sister "dog sits..."..So he gets lots of attention and gets to walk around and play.
I cant sleep with him (I would) bc my husband would definitley squish him... and I wouldnt be able to sleep making sure my poor baby doesnt get smashed.. :-)
Im going to try leaving the crate open during the night, although, i wake up in the middle of the night to let him out to potty.. Everything is falling into place!
thank you guys!!