I’d research a little more before you go to your employer asking for paid FMLA…FMLA, by law is 12 weeks of UNPAID leave from your employer during any 12 month period. Your employer has to have 50 or more employees for the law to apply to him or her.
You can go to the US Department of Labors website for more information on FMLA
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/
Good luck!