Getting closer to the end

Oh man.  The last couple of days have been ROUGH.  I finally broke down and took Tylenol PM the last two nights just so I could sleep.  I am so uncomfortable, and only sleeping about an hour at a time.  With the Tylenol I was able to only wake up 2-3 times per night, and able to go right back to sleep when I did.  The BH contractions have started, so I have been drinking even more water, walking around a lot, and trying to keep my mind off of it.  No pattern, no increasing in intensity, and they usually go away after a few hours.  I am just getting anxious to see her, even though I know we have several more weeks to go. 

I think I am going to talk to my new boss about taking some vacation time off.  I think if I can take vacation from July 18-22nd, and then start my FMLA leave on the 25th (my due date), that will give me some time to rest & relax before she gets here.  It still leaves me with 1.5 weeks of vacation after I return from leave, which I hope to save for Christmas & Thanksgiving.  But being the new person in the department, its very likely that I won't be able to take all that time off around the holidays.  That plan should work - unless she shows up early.  I don't know why, but I keep feeling like I only have 6 weeks left instead of 8.  Of course, that probably means I will just go over & have her 2 weeks late