Dark brown then Dark red period?

Symone • Growing up Learning a lot!
On Friday I went to the bathroom and had some brown spotting and it had a little blood in it. Then Saturday its still brown but it drops to my underwear so I put on a pad and it Fall into the toilet like a regular period. Now its dark red and still a little brown. Should I just count this as my period? Ive been cramping and everything like a normal period and I fill up one pad so far until I change it.