Immigration is a strange and confusing world

So a few weeks ago I got confirmation that the first of our four immigration files had been approved. Naturally I assumed that the others would be following in the next day or so.
So I waited
And waited
A week went by
I called immigration
"Your call is very important to us, your file is within normal processing times, please be patient."
Patience is not one of MY virtues.
God is teaching it to me, with a big stick, again and again.

Two weeks later we got the remaining three confirmations, along with a notice that the first of the four files, the one that had originally been the only approved file, was now back in "decision pending" status.  Now we had three files approved and one not approved.

I can't make this stuff up.

So I waited
And waited
A week went by
I called immigration
"Your call is very import...."  I hung up.  I knew the drill.
Did I mention I am still learning patience?

Yesterday all four files were back in the "decision pending" status.  Yet, I have an email confirming that all four of them were, at one point in the past week or two, all in the "post decision: approved" phase.

Immigration is a strange and confusing world to navigate.
What does it all mean?
No one can tell me.
What they can tell me is "be patient"

I've been patient for 7 months.

Can we please get our immigration system fixed?!

For all I know they are still all approved and moving forward and I have simply experienced a glitch in the matrix.  Or not.  Or I'll get a letter in a week telling me what the next steps are.  Or not.  Or I'll get an email telling me when and where to appear with my family to pick up their green cards.  Or not.

The one thing I do know is this:  My call is very important to them.  Our files are within normal processing times.  Please be patient.

(This post contains no foul language.  This is me being patient and calm)