So, one thing that I had complained to my mom along my pregnancy was that she hasn't had any conception dream (태몽) on my behalf. I don't know if it is true or not, but when I was living in Korea, I was told by people that your mom would have some meaningful dream of forthcoming conception that would show some signs about what kind of baby you would have. My mom used to tell me that while she was pregnant with me, my grandma had a dream about receiving truck loads of pretty chrysanthemums in her house. This dream was supposed to be a conception dream which symbolizes that there would be some happy celebration (aka my being born?). So, when I was pregnant with Mina, I had asked her several times, if she had any "dreams" for my baby. When she said no, I used to nag her about how I am waiting for that dream. I know, that's kind of beyond my mom's control, but basically I was being a greedy daughter that wanted to nourish and experience what other typical (or at least of what I knew) pregnant daughter would experience. I wanted to tell Mina one day, just like how my mom was telling me about my grandma's dream, that there was some very symbolizing and powerful dream pointing to Mina's birth and her outlook. (ok, I agree. I should just be consulting a fortune teller...)
Anyways, one day, it happened! My mom called me in the morning and told me that she had a strange dream. In her dream, my mom went to this market and bought a bunch of fresh spinach. When she woke up, she thought this was not a typical dream because it was so vivid, so she decided to look up the dream meaning. When she did look it up, she was surprised to find out that this was a conception dream, and that there will be a great, reputable figure that will be born in the family. She was so excited as she was telling me this news. I know. You might be rolling your eyes now... I mean, how true would this be, right? Well, I guess, time will tell! (muhahahahaha). Okay, but in all seriousness, I was just happy that my mom had the conception dream that I've been asking for, and now I can tell Mina when she's old enough to find these things interesting. :D 
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