diff --git a/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/aio.py b/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/aio.py
index a6c7fe8..1edb067 100644
--- a/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/aio.py
+++ b/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/aio.py
@@ -1009,29 +1009,33 @@ async def _aload_pending_sends(
         """
         # Query checkpoint_writes for parent checkpoint's TASKS channel
         parent_writes_query = FilterQuery(
-            filter_expression=(Tag("thread_id") == to_storage_safe_id(thread_id))
-            & (Tag("checkpoint_ns") == to_storage_safe_str(checkpoint_ns))
-            & (Tag("checkpoint_id") == to_storage_safe_id(parent_checkpoint_id))
-            & (Tag("channel") == TASKS),
-            return_fields=["type", "blob", "task_path", "task_id", "idx"],
-            num_results=100,  # Adjust as needed
-        )
-        parent_writes_results = await self.checkpoint_writes_index.search(
-            parent_writes_query
+            filter_expression=(
+                (Tag("thread_id") == to_storage_safe_id(thread_id))
+                & (Tag("checkpoint_ns") == checkpoint_ns)
+                & (Tag("checkpoint_id") == to_storage_safe_id(parent_checkpoint_id))
+                & (Tag("channel") == TASKS)
+            ),
+            return_fields=["type", "$.blob", "task_path", "task_id", "idx"],
+            num_results=100,
         )
-
-        # Sort results by task_path, task_id, idx (matching Postgres implementation)
-        sorted_writes = sorted(
-            parent_writes_results.docs,
-            key=lambda x: (
-                getattr(x, "task_path", ""),
-                getattr(x, "task_id", ""),
-                getattr(x, "idx", 0),
+        res = await self.checkpoint_writes_index.search(parent_writes_query)
+        
+        # Sort results for deterministic order
+        docs = sorted(
+            res.docs,
+            key=lambda d: (
+                getattr(d, "task_path", ""),
+                getattr(d, "task_id", ""),
+                getattr(d, "idx", 0),
             ),
         )
-
-        # Extract type and blob pairs
-        return [(doc.type, doc.blob) for doc in sorted_writes]
+        
+        # Convert to expected format
+        return [
+            (d.type.encode(), blob)
+            for d in docs
+            if (blob := getattr(d, "$.blob", getattr(d, "blob", None))) is not None
+        ]
 
     async def _aload_pending_writes(
         self,