is this normal?

on the 11th, I had really dark brown spotting that was heavy enough for a regular pad, and it was the really sticky old blood type

on the 12th, it was heavier, so I assumed it my period period starting, like if I was on the toilet it would drip out (it still looked dark but when I wiped with tissue it was red). On the pad it was DARK brown like the previous day, but it wasn’t BRIGHT red and super heavy like my periods usually are. It was heavier and lighter than the 11th.

naturally I’d expect today, the 13th, to be a bright red heavy/proper period but there’s been almost nothing. At most it’ll fill a light liner

this ‘period’ was 9/10 days early so would it just be spotting? but i would think yesterday was too heavy for spotting