Now I join you guys!

so got an email from ELIS no reply address. EAD status has changed and shows my card is "in production".

One hurdle over, now the second hurdle to overcome.

Interestingly enough:
Old ELIS: no updates show on main screen, detail shows 821D approved
New ELIS: shows 821D approved, but no change on EAD, no update letters
Case Tracker: only EAD shows in production
Case Tracker log in: no text or emails from there, but EAD shows in production as well.

Not sure if this will be enough for my employer, but I'm going to email her all these (she said she would only need the approval notice to get me back to working regularly).