Katie Van Slyke Postpones Her Trip as Bella Reaches 152 Days — “Let’s Just Have the Dang Babies”

Katie Van Slyke has officially stopped trying to predict when Bella will have her babies.

After weeks of daily pregnancy checks, multiple “maybe tonight” predictions and countless hours spent watching the cameras, Bella has once again proved that she is operating entirely on her own schedule.

Katie genuinely believed the previous night might finally be the one.

Bella was behaving differently enough that Katie watched her for most of the night, expecting labor to begin.

It never did.

By around 7:30 the following morning, Katie finally allowed herself to take a short nap.

Now Bella has reached approximately 152 days post exposure, and the pregnancy countdown has started affecting Katie’s other plans too.

Katie revealed that she has already postponed an upcoming trip, telling her horse trainers she may not be able to arrive until Tuesday morning or even Tuesday evening because Bella still has not kidded. Reel19.txtTXT

At this point, Katie’s message to Bella could not be simpler:

“Let’s just have the dang babies.” Reel19.txtTXT

Katie Thought Last Night Was Finally the Night

Katie opened the update by admitting how convinced she had been.

She watched Bella throughout the night because the doe was doing several things differently.

Katie has spent so many weeks observing Bella that even small behavioral changes immediately get her attention.

This time, one of those behaviors was repeated lip curling.

Katie described it as a Flehmen-type response and explained that it can have multiple causes. But because Bella was alone in her stall, Katie wondered whether discomfort might have been behind it. Reel19.txtTXT

Combined with Bella’s advanced pregnancy, that was enough to keep Katie glued to the cameras.

Every half hour seemed like it could finally become the moment everyone had been waiting for.

But morning arrived without babies.

Katie Barely Slept

The overnight monitoring came at a cost.

Katie admitted she had hardly slept.

Her throat was hurting, her voice was struggling and she felt like she might be getting sick.

Still, Bella remained the priority.

That exhaustion is also part of why this pregnancy countdown has begun affecting Katie’s schedule beyond the farm.

There is only so long someone can stay up watching cameras every night while continuing a normal travel and work routine during the day.

And Bella seems determined to test that limit.

Katie Has Already Postponed Her Trip

Katie was supposed to travel during the coming week.

Instead, she contacted her horse trainers and told them Bella still had not delivered.

Her arrival was pushed back.

Katie said she might not be able to leave until Tuesday morning — potentially even Tuesday evening.

Her trainers understood.

For Katie, Bella’s timing has become more important than sticking to the original travel schedule. Reel19.txtTXT

That does not mean every plan has been formally cancelled.

But it is clear that Bella’s baby watch is now dictating the schedule, and Katie is prepared to move plans around if necessary.

Bella Is 152 Days Post Exposure

One of the biggest pieces of information in the update was Bella’s current pregnancy timeline.

Katie said Bella was at 152 days post exposure.

That number immediately reminded her of Bella’s previous pregnancy.

Last year, when Bella carried a singleton, Katie said she kidded at 153 days post exposure. Reel19.txtTXT

That naturally makes the current timing especially interesting.

If Bella follows anything close to last year’s schedule, the babies could be extremely close.

But Katie has learned not to assume Bella will repeat history perfectly.

Katie Still Thinks Bella Is Carrying Three

The baby-count mystery has not disappeared either.

Katie continues to believe there may be three kids inside Bella.

She said other people had told her that pregnancies with multiples often do not extend as long as singleton pregnancies.

That is one reason she is particularly surprised Bella is still carrying at this stage.

Katie also thinks Bella looks dramatically larger than she did when carrying twins.

“She’s way bigger than when she had twins,” Katie said. Reel19.txtTXT

That observation has only reinforced her triplet theory.

Still, it remains a prediction.

The exact number will not be known until Bella finally delivers.

Bella’s Udder Is the Biggest Katie Has Seen

Another major change is Bella’s udder.

For weeks, Katie has looked at it and asked whether it was finally bigger.

Then the next day she would ask the same question again.

Katie joked about exactly that frustration during the newest update.

Does it look bigger?

Yes.

Has she been saying that for two weeks?

Also yes.

But this time Katie went further.

She said Bella’s udder is now the biggest it has ever been. Reel19.txtTXT Reel19.txtTXT

That does not give Katie an exact labor clock.

But paired with Bella’s advanced pregnancy, enormous belly and increasingly loose tail area, it gives her another reason to stay nearby.

Katie Says Bella Is Extremely Uncomfortable

Bella’s size has become impossible to ignore.

Katie described her as looking incredibly uncomfortable.

Watching her walk made the scale of the pregnancy particularly obvious.

Katie joked that Bella essentially has “bumpers on either side” because of how wide she has become. Reel19.txtTXT

The humor does not change the underlying reality.

Bella is carrying a very large pregnancy belly and appears ready for the physical burden to be over.

Katie seems equally ready.

The Tail Tendons Have Almost Disappeared

Katie also went back to one of her regular pregnancy checks: Bella’s tail tendons.

Earlier in the countdown, Katie had announced that she could barely feel them, only to later realize she had been a little too enthusiastic in that assessment.

This time she was more cautious.

She checked.

Then checked again.

Her conclusion?

There was almost nothing left to feel.

Katie acknowledged that she had been overzealous during the earlier check, but said the latest assessment felt substantially different. Reel19.txtTXT

That is one more physical change being added to the long list of reasons everyone expects the pregnancy to end soon.

Bella Has “Made Us All Liars”

Katie summed up the prediction problem perfectly.

Every single day, Bella has made everyone look wrong.

Fans predict babies.

Katie predicts babies.

The body changes look convincing.

Then Bella wakes up the next morning still pregnant.

Katie laughed that Bella has effectively “made us all liars.” Reel19.txtTXT

So she has finally decided to stop trying to pinpoint the exact moment.

“It’ll happen when it happens,” she said.

That may be the most realistic Bella update yet.

Katie Thinks It Could Be Anytime

Stopping predictions does not mean Katie thinks they have weeks left.

Quite the opposite.

She still believes the babies could arrive at virtually any time.

Bella’s pregnancy is advanced.

Her udder has reached its fullest appearance yet.

Her tail area has become extremely relaxed.

She is uncomfortable.

And Katie believes multiples are inside.

Everything suggests that the waiting game is nearing its conclusion.

Katie just refuses to guess the exact hour anymore.

Even Rebecca’s Birthday Dinner Could Be Sacrificed

There is still one plan Katie hopes to keep.

She had dinner scheduled with Rebecca and Rebecca’s family because they had not been able to properly celebrate Rebecca’s birthday the previous week.

Katie joked that it would be completely in Bella’s character to choose that exact dinner window to finally go into labor.

But apparently even that celebration is negotiable.

Katie said Rebecca would sacrifice her birthday dinner if Bella decided it was finally time. Reel19.txtTXT

At this stage, everyone around Katie seems to understand the same thing:

Bella comes first.

The Entire Schedule Now Revolves Around One Goat

That may be the funniest part of this pregnancy.

One Nigerian Dwarf goat has effectively taken control of everyone’s calendar.

Trips are postponed.

Dinner plans are tentative.

Katie’s sleep schedule is destroyed.

Cameras stay on all night.

Every change in Bella’s body generates another round of discussion.

And Bella herself seems completely uninterested in anyone else’s timetable.

She will deliver when she decides she is ready.

Katie Is Done Guessing

After weeks of predictions, Katie has finally surrendered.

No more confidently saying tonight is the night.

No more assuming a larger udder guarantees babies within hours.

No more believing one unusual behavior provides the answer.

She will watch.

She will check.

She will stay prepared.

But Bella gets to choose the schedule.

That is probably the wisest approach after this exceptionally long-feeling countdown.

One Thing Hasn’t Changed: The Babies Are Coming

For all the uncertainty around timing, one fact remains.

There are babies in there.

Katie knows there are multiples.

She thinks there may be three.

Bella looks enormously pregnant.

And she is now around the same post-exposure timing when she delivered her singleton last year.

Eventually, Bella has to stop being the star of pregnancy updates and become the star of a birth announcement.

Katie just does not know whether that means tonight, tomorrow or several days from now.

Katie’s Final Plea to Bella

By the end of the update, Katie sounded like someone who had run out of sophisticated predictions.

No more calculations.

No more elaborate theories.

Just one request:

“Bella, let’s just have the dang babies, okay?” Reel19.txtTXT

After 152 days post exposure, countless camera checks and multiple schedule changes, it is difficult to blame her.

Bella’s udder is at its biggest.

Her tail tendons are almost completely relaxed.

She is dramatically larger than Katie remembers from her twin pregnancy.

And Katie has already reorganized her upcoming travel around the possibility of kidding.

So while Katie may be done predicting when, she certainly is not done watching.

For now, the trip can wait.

Dinner plans can change.

Sleep can apparently wait too.

Because one extremely pregnant little goat has everybody on standby.

Bella will have those babies when Bella decides — and Katie plans to be ready when she finally does. 🐐❤️