{blackbabes} Kerry Washington: Motherhood Has 'Made My Life Better'

Olivia Pope's personal life may perpetually be in shambles, but Scandal star Kerry Washington's world couldn't be sweeter.

The new mom is in complete baby bliss since she welcomed her now 11-month-old daughter Isabelle Amarachi, Washington's first child with husband Nnamdi Asomugha.

"It's just made my life better in every way," Washington, 38, told PEOPLE about motherhood at an event on Saturday in Beverly Hills.

The actress was on hand to celebrate the release of the 3rd edition of Dr. Michele Hakakha's Expecting 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Pregnancy, a book Washington was comforted by during her pregnancy.

"This book was by my bedside the whole time I was pregnant," she shares. "It's as if your very best girlfriend was a brilliant OB and wrote a book for you."