That’s right.
Here is an example: 10 years ago I entered with a visitor visa and had to write “visitor” and actual date of admission on every immigration form for several years.
Later, when my status changed, I wrote that new status on my I-131 and my new Application for Employment Authorization, even before I traveled outside US for the first time.
INS asks about your/your husband’s current status and date it was received,
not the very first one you used to enter US (unless you never changed it).