I know Marcia Cross had 2 babies in real life- but what did they do with her character on the show?? All I remember is Orson's mom had a stroke, couldn't talk and then... I cannot remember what happend with Orson &\or Marcia.

Is she gone for good? or she still on Mommy Leave?.....

From what I remember, in "My Husband the Pig", the intro of the show featured Bree leaving to visit her parents (they used a body double because they showed her from the back the entire time). Danielle ended up pregnant, and I am guessing that Orson is off making preparations for Danielle to be placed in a boarding school until she has her baby (probably in another state).

I think that both Danielle and Austin are possibly gone for good.

I think Danielle will be back at the beginning of next season and she'll have had the baby by then. They can manipulate time all they want on tv.