You made me feel soooo much better. My timeline so far:
IRS 1040A form submitted on Feb 13, electronically, direct deposit.
By the following week, status updated from "Received" to "Processing, no return date"
Called IRS hotline on March 6 (21 days since filing), no information other than that I will receive a letter I have to call on.
Received 4883C letter on March 10
Called IRS on March 10 - verified identity successfully.
As of March 11 (Saturday, I know!) the bars aren't up yet, but as I read your post I see that the process is not immediate, so I feel a heck of a lot better!
