Married 10/10/12
12/3/12 - I-130 delivered to Chicago
12/4/12 - NOA1 NBC (Missouri Service Center MSC)
12/6/12 - Check cashed
12/8/12 - paper NOA1
12/20/12 - Case number showed up on USCIS website
2/7/13 - Approved
Good Luck!!.... Is he ready? My husband didn't get nervous till this week. Then he got very nervous. He is soooo worried about AP and us not being together for 3 to 6 mo.