Like grandaughter like grandfather

Years ago, my Dad used to smoke a pipe.
It was his way of getting away from everything and pondering. If you called out to him, there would be a long pause like he was coming from far away and then he would remove the pipe and respond.

My daughter drinks from a sippy cup.

She will go to a quiet room and lie down and suck the juice or milk down absent mindedly while pondering. When you call out to her, there is a pause and then a sucking sound as she releases the pressure. Then she calls out "I'm over here" as if the 'here' were far away and yet close at the same time...