Can't figure this out from the org mode manual.

I want to use org mode for doing math assignments. This will be a lot easier than using latex directly, I think. But, I want to use numbered lists in org mode, and often there are multiple paragraphs that belong under one list item.
I want to be able to use org mode tables instead of latex tabular, and these tables sometimes appear in the middle of a bunch of paragraphs under a single list item.

I know how to get multiple paragraphs in one numbered list item. But how can I stick a table in the middle of my multiple-paragraph list item without terminating the list? Such as:

1. blah blah\\
    yatta yatta
| m | n | foo |
|---+---+-----|
| x  | y  | z     |
    and this text should be part of item 1. That is the real problem - a paragraph AFTER the table which should
    belong to item 1.
2. This is the next item. I could use a cookie here to force start at 2, I know.

TIA.

Best,

Jake.