Now, she's proud to say she is also a mother.

"I look at this perfect guy," she says as she begins to tear up.

"For all the things I've done and the accomplishments, I'm finally starting the most important job in my life."

The 34-year-old said prior to last week she was well aware of what a pregnancy entailed. After all, she has worked at the center for the past year and a half.

But that was as far her experience went - up until last week, when Oliver became a mother for the first time.

As mothers across the nation are celebrated today, Oliver says that giving birth to a healthy 7-pound, 11-ounce baby, named Jackson Oliver, has given her a whole new perspective on motherhood.

Oliver said she didn't stress out about reading pregnancy books, relying more on her medical training and knowledge.

But that wealth of knowledge didn't always work in her favor, she says.

"I know, on the medical end, all the things that could have gone wrong. And I did think about it, but I never let it interfere with the pregnancy," she said.

Leading up to the pregnancy, the La Verne resident says she got plenty of useful advice from mothers, including her own mother and mother-in-law.

Many of the moms warned her, your life will never be the same again, Oliver said.

They also suggested that she sleep whenever the baby is asleep.