My New Life With My Beast Husbands!

Chapter 17: Shearing Day is Here!

Iza was just hitting the twelve-week mark of pregnancy. Loyd was away for work at the time of the appointment, so Iza asked Violet to accompany her.

A car picked them up and brought them to the familiar hospital Iza once stayed at. To keep the location of the hospital a secret, Loyd and Hugo had a separate driveway put in so that Iza wouldn't find out that the hospital Loyd owned was the one attached to White Lily Academy instead of the small public hospital the town of River Run had.

The two women arrived and were greeted with welcoming smiles by the doctor and their attending staff members.

In a small exam room, Iza laied back on the exam table exposing her lower abdomen for the doctor to take a scan of the child within her womb. A few clicks of the mouse and a few taps of the keyboard later, the doctor moved the monitor so that Iza could look at the computer screen.

"Just finished up the measurements for this scan, the baby looks good, and development is on track. If you look here, see the fingers and here the toes starting to develop."

Iza and Violet both swung their heads to each other and then back on the screen both beaming with smiles.

"Now I did approve for you to horse riding in the first trimester, but since you are now moving into the second trimester, we should take a break from any arena work such as trotting. You are more than welcome to still do trail rides at a walking pace for the next three weeks but after that, we are off the horse until you are healed after birth got it."

The doctor looked stern and made sure that both Iza and Violet nodded their heads in understanding before continuing.

"Hey doc, I know we did bloodwork last time have the results come back for that as well?"

Iza inquired to the doctor. They had taken blood to check for any abnormalities.

"Blood work looks good, too, and the scans from last time and now show normal development. Look ten fingers and toes no more no less."

The doctor cleaned up Iza's stomach before asking Violet to step out for a second. Violet bowed and excused herself from the room, telling Iza she would be outside waiting. Iza thanked her before sitting up on the exam table and looking at the doctor.

"Now that we are alone, how are you doing? Still, getting those nightmares? What about pregnancy symptoms I know you complained about nausea and vomiting?"

Iza looked down and rubbed her stomach before answering.

"I'm doing well, Loyd and the chefs have been helping manage my symptoms, and staying active has been good for the two of us. I've only had that nightmare one other time, but it was a bit different than the first time, and not as scary. I am peeing more frequently and have been tired sooner than before sometimes needing to take naps during the day."

The doctor wrote in her chart as she spoke before speaking,

"Glad you can get proper nutrition and manage your symptoms. Frequent urination is coming starting around this point, the fetus has started developing its gastrointestinal tract as well and seems to be using it. There are many changes to you and the child to come and that can make you tired. Get plenty of rest, and don't feel ashamed if you need to take a break from your usual schedule to focus on rest."

Iza and the doctor finished up with their chat before meeting Violet in the hall. Iza and Violet thanked the doctor and headed back to the estate where they were greeted with the entire staff and a few new faces bustling around getting work done.

"What's going on? Why is everyone in a hurry?"

Iza asked Violet as they watched as two new people bowed to Iza before getting back to work.

"Today is shearing day!"

An excited voice came from down the hall. Camilla greeted Iza with a bow before continuing.

"We are shearing the sheep today; we got a few extra hands from the academy to help. It's my favorite day because I get to work with fresh wool on my next few projects. Speaking of which Violet have your measurements changed since last year?"

"No, they haven't, but we may need to remeasure Iza. She's hitting the second trimester, and her body will be expanding to accommodate the baby."

Camilla grabbed a notepad from her bag and looked at her notes, she wrote a few things down then looked Iza up and down and wrote a few more things down before taking her to her room to remeasure her.

"Alright, would you be able to change out of your clothes leaving just your undergarments please."

Iza nodded stripping her clothes and waiting for Camilla to measure her.

"So, what do you make with the wool that comes in?"

Camilla began measuring and writing down the numbers as she replied.

"Each year we shear the Merino sheep we have out in the field getting merino wool. We send that wool to the academy with the students who are helping today where they process it. In the textile class, they learn how to clean, spin, and weave the wool into fabric usable in clothes. I take that processed fabric and make undergarments for the staff here. Wool is a great insulator and temperature regulator even in summer. For you on the other hand, since your measurements are sure to change with your bump coming in, I'll have to modify your sets so that you can wear them into the third trimester as well."

"That's so nice of you to do so! How long have you been doing this?"

"We have been at it for the last eight years; we all have known each other since the academy days. They would always beg me to fix their clothes since I was in the textile class. Each semester we get an assignment to source our own material and create something with it. Since I knew Lupin had sheep, I convinced him to give me some promising him that what I created would go to him. He loved it so much that he told the rest of our friends and well the rest is history."

"You all sound like you have a close friendship."

Camilla nodded before asking if Iza would like to grab a quick lunch so she could watch the work being done out in the barn.

The two made their way out to the barn with a lunch bag in hand. Camilla and Iza had a box seat to the show. They enjoyed lunch together, watching the work below, and enjoying a conversation led by Camilla on how the wool was processed.

Students below the pair were shown how to catch, flip, and shear sheep by Lupin. The wool was collected in bags by some of the house staff while the others sent the sheared ones back to the field.

By late afternoon, bags of wool were piled high within the barn as the last sheep was shorn. The students celebrated not realizing that they still had to load all the bags of wool into the truck to be transported to the school.

A sad round of whines could be heard, but it was cut short when the students caught the faces of the house staff. The students straighten up in a line ready to be given orders once again.

They all took a quick break before loading the truck. By the time the sun was gone, the work was done. The students loaded up bowing goodbye to Iza and thanking the staff for the lesson today before leaving.