We did floor leveling on the concrete but it still wasn't perfect.
When we laid the Pergo (with the thick vapor barrier) we noticed there
were a few "soft spots" where the Pergo would sit slightly above the
actual floor and when you stepped on it, the floor would spring down
slightly. Not a lot but being a perfectionist :O) I noticed. Now I
am finding that I don't see that anymore and I'm thinking the Pergo is
"settling" down on to the floor. is this normal? Hopefully the end
joints do the same thing.

As far as "ridges" we just notice that if you touch your fingernail
against the flooring, as you slide between pieces across the end
joints, you get a little "click" with your nail where you can tell
that it's not a perfectly smooth transition, not really a "ridge".
Going across the long joints we don't see that at all. But when I put
the two pieces together not on the floor, I saw the same thing which
is why I asked if that was "normal".