I submitted an inquiry yesterday and they responded today with the case number so I'm not sure if we are just getting the case number now or if they are only sending it because of the inquiry. Hoping it gets shipped this week or else it'll be another 2 weeks.
I got my NOA2 on November 29th and am still waiting to hear from the NVC. Hoping for any day now that the holidays are over! Just found this thread today. Thanks for the info, it is super helpful!