Adding dates in a serial fashion

I'm working with a table that spans several pages in Word 2003 in which I
want to insert dates much like a numbered list. Also, this table will have
data that will be moved around within the table. I'm looking to be able to
have the dates update automatically if they are moved around. To help
explain, here's a before-and-after example:
1 11/16/05 1
11/16/05
2 11/17/05 - if I delete this row I want - 2
11/17/05
3 11/18/05

- A two-column three-row table, as shown above; first column has a number
list 1, 2, & 3 using the autonumbering function (if that's the term for it...
it's the toolbar button)
- Second column has dates mm/dd/yy from say 11/16/05 - 11/18/05
Typically, what would happen to the number list if I were to delete row 2,
is row three would shift upwards and the list number would then become "2"
instead of "3". I'm looking for this same functionality with the dates I put
in the cells, so if I were to delete row 2 from the table, the number, date,
and contents of any other cells on that row would stay together and move up.
I hope I made my problem clear.

I've searched through all 21 pages of this forum and could not find anything
posted about this. Any ideas?

Thanks much,
Russ