Total Bellas Island - Total Bellas recap for January 7, 2021

Nikki and Artem are heading to Arizona. Nikki wishes Brie was with her, then realizes that she forget the clothes for the new baby. She calls Brie, who confirms that she did. Brie and Birdie get to take a few things with them.

On the way to Los Angeles, Nikki uses a portable toilet on the side of the road. Brie tells Nikki that Kathy's Bell's palsy has gotten worse and that Kathy has had to go to the Mayo Clinic for an MRI.

Brie is worried about Kathy. Meanwhile, Nikki calls Brie, who tells her that Kathy's results are not good and that she will need surgery for a lesion the size of a blueberry on her brain stem. It is also revealed that Kathy does not have Bell's palsy and that this lesion is what is causing Kathy's recent health problems.

We see a conversation Kathy has with Brie and Nikki where she talks about the potential health problems that she might have down the line. Brie cannot stand the thought of losing her mom.

A day before the surgery, Brie, Nikki, Johnny and Kathy have a meal together. Nikki says she is willing to stay in Arizona to spend time with her family, as family comes first. Kathy tells Brie and Nikki to take care of Johnny if anything should happen to her, as she wants to make sure he is taken care of.

Bryan is home early to be with Brie for maternity leave. Brie and Nikki are worried about Kathy and the surgery. Nikki has some fun with a breast pump.

Brie and Nikki are worried about Kathy, as her surgery has taken longer than expected, and hope that everything turns out alright. Artem and Bryan wear empathy bellies for a laugh and to help Brie and Nikki get their mind off Kathy for a little while. Kathy's surgery hits the six-hour mark, and Brie and Nikki want to make sure they are able to catch any updates on Kathy, and they get a call from Johnny, who states that Kathy is doing well. He also states that the neurosurgeon is glad to have done the surgery, because it would have been fatal down the road for Kathy.

Brie talks to Kathy for the first time since the surgery. Brie admits she was worried about her, as does Nikki, who shows up soon afterwards.

At Kathy's house, Brie and Nikki meet Kathy for the first time since she went to the hospital. Brie, Kathy and Johnny are all happy that the surgery was successful. Kathy will still need therapy for one of her eyes.

Three weeks later at Brie and Bryan's house, Brie cannot wait to have her second child, and talks about her and Bryan's house shopping with Artem. Brie says she wants to live what she wants to do, and wants to move to Napa Valley before Bryan goes back on the road. Bryan mentions that he and Brie have moved eight times and is afraid that Brie will become dissatisfid and want to move again. Brie says she and Nikki have found two homes, but she does want to see the homes with Artem and Bryan.

The day before Brie's due date, Brie is waiting to have contractions. Three days past the due date, Brie meets the doctor to try to go into natural labor, and Nikki also sees the doctor. It is then that Nikki's water breaks.